[nukkad] Hail the SC--Minister and Secretary imprisoned for a month by SC

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 NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Wednesday sentenced Maharashtra Transport
Minister Sarup Singh Naik and Additional Chief Secretary Ashok Khot to
one-month imprisonment for clandestinely giving licence for operation of six
wood-based industries in 2004 despite a ban on the same.

When the licence was granted for operating the saw mills by them, Naik was
Environment and Forest Minister and Khot Principal Secretary in the
Ministry.

Holding them guilty of committing contempt of court, a Bench comprising
Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal, Justice Arijit Pasayat and Justice S H Kapadia
also took serious note of the fact that they tried to interfere with the
administration of justice.

"In this case contemnor deserves severe punishment. This will act as an
example to those who have the propensity of disregarding the court order
because of their money power, social status or post held," Justice Pasayat
writing the judgement for the Bench, said.

The court had initiated contempt proceedings against them after it was
pointed out that the licence for operation of wood-based industries was in
violation of the 2002 apex court order directing closure of unlicenced saw
mills, veneer and plywood industries without the permission of the Central
Empowered Committee.

Terming it as a case of 'wilful disobedience' of court orders, the Bench
said "this is a case where not only from beginning attempts have been made
to overreach the orders of this court but also to draw red herrings. Still
there was the accepted position of insertion of note in the official file
with oblique motive," the Bench said.

A three-judge Bench held them guilty for wilful violation of the court
order.

The Bench comprised Chief Justice Y K Sabharwal, Justice Arijit Pasayat and
Justice S H Kapadia.

The Supreme Court in 2002 had banned the operation of saw-mills, but Nayak
and Khot gave licenses to six such mills in violation of the order.


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