City Briefs

Jaitapur protest: HC refuses to pass order

While hearing a petition filed by the Indian People’s Tribunal and retired Supreme Court Justice PB Samant seeking a public hearing pertaining to the Jaitapur nuclear power project,Chief Justice Mohit Shah on Thursday remarked,“It is not judging your intentions,it is judging the consequences of your action.” Arguing for Samant,lawyer Sunip Sen told the court that the prohibitory order issued to him by the state was illegal as no prior hearing was given to him. “I have a right to tell them (villagers) that nuclear power is dangerous. I may be right or wrong,” Sen told the court. However,the government counsel told the court that a law and order problem cannot be foreseen. “If the situation demands,we have to take this recourse,” he said. Chief Justice Shah,however,said that the court will not pass any order in this regard and adjourned the case till June 24.

Cause of fire in Uran not yet known

A day after a major fire in a Maersk container yard killed one and injured three others,the Uran police have not been able to ascertain the cause. Deputy Commissioner of Police Ankush Shinde said,“It is still premature to say what could have caused the fire. We are trying to find out what was stored in the container,whether it was stored in a proper manner and whether there was any kind of negligence on the part of the company. We are questioning a few officials.” No case of negligence has been registered till now,he added.