Supreme Court raps Delhi Lt Governor over tree felling: 'He thinks he's court'

The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena for granting permission to fell trees without proper consideration

The Supreme Court on Friday came down heavily on Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena for granting permission to fell trees without proper consideration, despite an ongoing application from the Delhi Development Authority pending before the court.

A bench comprising justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan expressed strong disapproval of the Lieutenant Governor's actions in felling of trees without taking prior permission of the court.

The top court also condemned efforts to conceal the Lt Governor's involvement in the matter, adding that it should have been informed on the first day of the hearing itself that he had issued directions for tree felling.