Supreme Court Chief Justice Surya Kant made a scathing comment on the drug problem in Punjab. He said, "Look at what we're reading. A mother is crying, having lost her fifth son to drugs. She's lost all her children to addiction. The police need to be sensitized. We know who is being arrested and who is being released."The CJI said the increase in cases is so alarming that the situation needs to be reconsidered. "I will ensure that all high courts are assisted in establishing NDPS courts," he said. "Big kingpins or influential people should be arrested. The problem is that if you arrest a small person, the police get publicity in the newspapers."Ludhiana is becoming a drug hubHe said that Ludhiana is becoming a drug hub. Perhaps central government intervention may be necessary, but when they do intervene, don't assume the central government is interfering. The common goal should be to curb the drug problem.Hearing in Lakhimpur Kheri violence caseApart from this matter, the Supreme Court expressed displeasure over the non-production of witnesses during the hearing of the 2021 Lakhimpur Kheri violence case against Ashish Mishra, son of former Union Minister Ajay Mishra, and others. A bench comprising CJI Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi said that the status report submitted by the state government did not give any reason for not producing witnesses.The Supreme Court stated that no witnesses have been examined in this case for nearly two months. "We direct the presiding judge to take lawful steps to ensure the presence of witnesses," the bench noted. Of the 131 witnesses scheduled to testify in the first case, 44 have testified. Fifteen have been acquitted. Seventy-two witnesses remain to be examined.
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