NEW DELHI: The Union Law and Justice Ministry has asked all government ministries to improve their compliance with court orders. This step aims to reduce the huge number of pending contempt cases—around 1.45 lakh—in the Supreme Court and High Courts.
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The Supreme Court today approved recommendations by the Central Empowered Committee to protect Delhi’s green cover. The court directed the creation of a custom management information system to track tree-cutting projects and emphasized that the Delhi government should stop exercising tree authority powers due to past misuse. Non-compliance may lead to contempt proceedings.