SC judges not super experts: CJI on construction around Taj Mahal
New Delhi, Oct. 9 -- Supreme Court judges are not "super experts," Chief Justice of India (CJI) Bhushan R Gavai remarked on Wednesday, as a bench led by him heard a clutch of petitions on construction and other activities in vicinity of the Taj Mahal.
The bench, which also comprised justice K Vinod Chandran, observed that not all developmental activities around the monument can be halted and that a balance must be maintained. "We are not super experts.we cannot know and decide everything. There have to be some experts to look into many of these issues," the CJI said as the court took up several applications related to the moratorium on construction in the Taj Trapezium Zone (TTZ) and requests for exemption to certain industrial and commercial units operating within the protected area.
The bench remarked that imposing a complete moratorium on all activities around the 17th-century monument may not be a viable solution. "How can there be a complete ban on activities? There has to be a balance between environmental protection and the livelihood of people engaged in industrial and commercial pursuits in that region. Sustainable development has to be the guiding principle," the court observed....
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