Madhya Pradesh High Court has given instructions to remove the toxic waste spread in the Union Carbide complex in Bhopal within a month. Along with this, the court also issued a warning that if any department does not follow this order, contempt action will be taken against their Principal Secretary.
The double bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain has given instructions to remove the toxic waste from the Union Carbide complex located in the capital Bhopal within a month.
In this regard, it has been asked to hold a joint meeting within a week and complete all the formalities. It has also been warned that if any department fails to follow the order, contempt action will be taken against its Principal Secretary.
The Chief Secretary of the state and the Principal Secretary of the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department will have to appear in person and give an explanation.
Why is the government not implementing its own law?
The High Court has asked the state government why it does not want to implement the law made by itself to give 27 percent reservation to the OBC category. On Wednesday, a hearing was held on the petitions in which the holding of 13 percent posts by the government in various recruitments has been challenged.
Petitions of about three hundred OBC and EWS candidates are pending regarding this matter. The double bench of Chief Justice Suresh Kumar Kait and Justice Vivek Jain has given instructions to link different petitions and hear them together. The next hearing of the case will be on December 9.
No ban on 27 percent reservation law
Advocate Rameshwar Singh Thakur presented the case on behalf of petitioner Nikita Singh, resident of Tikamgarh and others. He argued that there is no restriction on the law of 27 percent reservation for OBCs, yet the government is not implementing it.
Referring to an interim order passed earlier, the Advocate General said that thousands of OBC candidates have been put on hold after the final stage of the process, which is illegal. On this the court asked the Advocate General why the government does not want to implement its law.
Law is challenged, hence unable to be implemented: Advocate General
Advocate General Prashant Singh argued that the said law has been challenged through petitions, hence it is not being implemented. Citing the Supreme Court’s precedent, the High Court said that until the constitutionality of a law made by the legislature is decided, it cannot be stayed.