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CJI Surya Kant News: The Supreme Court has justified the dismissal of the Christian officer and said that you are a misfit for the secular army. The officer challenged the disciplinary action, saying being forced to enter the temple was a violation of his religious freedom, but the Supreme Court ruled that his behavior amounted to disobedience of a legal order. During the hearing of this case, the senior lawyer said that he had a sore throat, then what did Justice Surya Kant say on this?
New Delhi. There was a light-hearted moment in the Supreme Court on Tuesday when senior lawyer Gopal Sankaranarayanan told the court that he was unable to speak properly due to a sore throat. On this, Chief Justice Surya Kant said jokingly that this is everyone’s problem in Delhi these days.
This incident happened during the hearing in which the court had upheld the dismissal of a Christian army officer. That officer had refused to enter the sanctum sanctorum of the temple. This case was being heard by the bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi. Advocate Shankaranarayanan appeared on behalf of the dismissed officer.
During the hearing, Sankaranarayanan, while presenting his arguments, said, sorry, I am not able to speak properly. I have a sore throat. On this, Chief Justice Surya Kant replied that this is everyone’s problem in Delhi these days. He was referring to the continuously deteriorating air quality in the capital, due to which the city residents are troubled. For the last several weeks, people of Delhi-NCR have not been able to get respite from bad air.
What was Delhi’s AQI on Tuesday?
On Tuesday too, there was dense fog in the capital and the air quality remained in ‘very poor’ category. According to the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the overall air quality index (AQI) was recorded at 363 on Tuesday, which was slightly better than 382 on Monday. However, the air quality reached ‘severe’ level at Rohini monitoring station, where AQI was recorded at 416. The air quality is likely to remain in ‘very poor’ category in the coming days also.
Which GRP is applicable in Delhi?
Due to this crisis, under Stage-3 of the Graded Response Action Plan, all government offices and private institutions have been ordered to work with 50 percent staff, the remaining employees will work from home. Essential services like hospitals, private health services, fire brigade, public transport and water and sanitation have been exempted from these restrictions.
