Disband Monitoring Committee Against Court’s Dignity: Supreme Court

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday fumed at Centre’s petition seeking disbandment of the Supreme court-appointed Monitoring Committee, tasked to implement the law against illegal construction, and handing over its responsibilities to a Special Task Force (STF).

A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra and comprising Justice Deepak Gupta lashed out at the Centre’s counsel, saying: “Our Monitoring Committee will not, but your STF will go. Your petition is against the dignity of this court, and it is derogatory to file against this petition against the Committee. And the basic fundamental for the betterment of Delhi is being ignored, as it appears nobody thinks of Delhi.”

Justice Mishra pointedly told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Centre, that they should have not filed this petition, though he requested the court to allow him an opportunity to present his case.

As Mehta urged the top court to at least hear him once, Justice Mishra said that the court’s observation has come after carefully examining the issue.

“You ask us to disband the Monitoring Committee which has been working for the past many years. We are in the capital of this country. We are telling you this with some responsibility. We take objection to your petition; it is hitting our committee directly. We are in anguish and disgusted,” said Justice Mishra. (IANS)

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