SC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Murder Of Himachal Officer During Court-Monitored Encroachment Drive [Read Order]

The Supreme Court on Wednesday reportedly took suo motu cognizance of the murder of an assistant town planning officer during a court-ordered anti-encroachment drive in Himachal Pradesh’s Kasauli.The Bench comprising Justice M.B. Lokur and Justice Deepak Gupta rapped the State Government for not providing adequate security to the officer, Ms. Shail Bala Sharma. Noting that she had gone there...