Vicky AV

Can't wait for foreign-funded environmentalists to hold a protest against thorium extraction.

Since Adani will build the reactors and PSUs will extract the Thorium, the supply-chain is mostly insulated except the sands themselves Sands are richest in KL, TN and Andhra, where Church calls the shots and may intensify ops to disrupt Monazite exteaction Then there is also Orissa

Supreme Court has taken a serious view of the violence and intimidation faced by seven judicial officers, including three women officers who are deployed to adjudicate claims in the Election Commission’s SIR process in West Bengal’s Malda district. Terming the incident a brazen and deliberate attempt to obstruct the administration of justice, a bench led by CJI Surya Kant noted with concern that despite prior intimation, the State authorities failed to act promptly, leaving judicial officers without protection, food, or water for hours. The Court has issued show-cause notices to senior State officials, including the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, and Director General of Police, for their inaction. The Court directed the ECI to requisition and deploy adequate central forces to ensure the safety of judicial officers and the smooth conduct of the SIR adjudication process. It further mandated strict security measures at all venues, limited public entry and ordered immediate assessment of any threat perceptions faced by officers or their families, while requiring compliance reports and the virtual presence of officials at the next hearing. “We are extremely disappointed to note these developments. Our previous order clearly reflects that judicial officers, who are entrusted with adjudicating the SIR process, must be allowed to perform their duties without fear or obstruction. The incident that took place is brazen and strikes at the very root of the rule of law. It amounts to a direct challenge to the authority of the Court. This was not a spontaneous act but appears to be a well-planned and deliberate attempt to demoralise judicial officers and obstruct the ongoing process of adjudication of objections. We will not permit any individual or group to take the law into their own hands or to create psychological fear in the minds of judicial officers. This conduct undoubtedly amounts to criminal contempt of court. It also exposes the failure of the State administration.The conduct of the Chief Secretary, Home Secretary, Director General of Police, Collector, and Superintendent of Police is highly deplorable. Accordingly, we issue show-cause notices to them as to why effective measures were not taken. The Election Commission of India (ECI) is directed to seek the deployment of central forces to protect the judicial officers. Taking cognisance of yesterday’s incident, we further direct that no obstruction or impediment shall be caused to the ongoing adjudication process. We reiterate that this Court shall ensure that the life, property, and family members of the judicial officers are duly protected”, the Court noted.