Bose made it clear that “in no way could the Judiciary be intimidated and nor should it be allowed in any way”. The source also claimed that the governor also wanted to know whether the alleged posters that were put up on walls near the residence of the justice Mantha had been removed.
Wanton destruction of trees is commonplace in India by the state, by builders, industries and even godmen of all kinds. It is, therefore, significant that Mr Justice Rajasekhar Mantha of the Calcutta High Court chose to describe the act as a heinous crime and, in his order, permitted the compounding of the offence upon payment of ?40 crores to the state of West Bengal, which took the property developers (petitioner and/or the owner of the property M/s Emaar India Limited) to court.
