Waste disposal: SC pulls up West Bengal government for not filing response

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court today rapped the West Bengal government for not filing its response to a PIL pertaining to waste disposal in rivers.

A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justices D Y Chandrachud and S K Kaul asked the Environment Secretary of the state to appear in person on February 22.

The court was hearing a PIL related to disposal of untreated waste in rivers across the country.
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