Summary:
Bombay High Court (Express Photo by Pradeep Kocharekar/Files) Bombay High Court (Express Photo by Pradeep Kocharekar/Files)Observing that politicians were “not God” and nor were they above the law, the Bombay High Court today directed the Maharashtra police to book two local corporators for encroaching on mangroves. “The police is yet to take any action against them because they enjoy political support,” he told the court. “Sections 17 and 18 of the Act even impose a heavy penalty for contravention of provisions of the Act,” the bench said. To which the bench responded by saying that the Act clearly states that all offenders are liable to be punished. On the other hand, the police told the court that it needed more time to “study the relevant provisions of the Environment Protection Act” to book the offenders..