‘China making huge build-up’: Centre seeks widening of Char Dham roads; SC highlights defence-environment balance

Referring to the India-China border standoff and the unabated incursion attempts by the PLA, the Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered whether a constitutional court can override the need of the Army to defend the country and say that the protection of environment will triumph over defence needs.

The top court said that it cannot ignore the fact that there is an adversary who has developed infrastructure on the border up to the hilt and the Army needs better roads up to the border which has not seen any radical changes since the 1962 war.