Supreme Court Takes Suo Motu Cognizance Of Illegal Sand Mining In Chambal Sanctuary & Threat To 'Gharials'

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of illegal sand mining in the National Chambal Sanctuary and the threat to endangered aquatic wildlife, including gharials.A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta has taken up the suo motu case and placed the matter before CJI Surya Kant for appropriate orders.After the bench assembled, Justice Mehta today said,"We have taken note of...