The Punjab and Haryana High Court has called for the Chandigarh Municipal Corporation (MC) to submit a detailed affidavit addressing accusations of falsifying waste management data at the Dadumajra landfill site. This directive follows serious allegations of systematic perjury aimed at misleading the court over the management of the long-contested garbage dump.
During a recent session, Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sumeet Goel deliberated on two separate applications brought forth by petitioner and advocate Amit Sharma in January and February 2025. These applications accuse the MC of consistent dishonesty in court statements and manipulation of waste quantity figures, respectively.
Sharma, representing himself, referenced a December 12, 2024, ruling by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which he claims exposes the discrepancies in MC’s reports. According to Sharma, the NGT’s findings highlight the failure of the waste treatment plant, uncontrolled leachate issues, and the ongoing presence of legacy waste, starkly contrasting the claims made by MC in their affidavits.
In his argument, Sharma depicted a longstanding pattern of deceit by the MC, suggesting that this behavior extended over a period of 8-10 years. He accused the municipal corporation of doctoring waste management data, altering deadlines, and issuing tenders that often grossly exceeded the actual waste amounts reported, all of which failed to resolve the landfill’s issues.
The MC’s counsel, Gaurav Mohunta, contested these claims, arguing that Sharma was attempting to broaden the scope of an already complex case where perjury notices had been issued previously. Sharma countered, emphasizing that his multiple applications were meant to highlight that the alleged perjury was not a one-off event but part of a broader, consistent pattern of misinformation.
