Taking judicial notice of the highest ever temperature

Taking judicial notice of the highest ever temperature recorded at 52.3 degrees Celsius in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has said that the city may be only a barren desert if the present generation continues an apathetic view on deforestation. Justice Tushar Rao Gedela made the observation while dealing with a batch of pleas concerning the issue of protection and management of deemed forests in the national capital. Judicial notice is taken of the fact that as recent as on 30.05.2024, the official temperature recorded in Delhi was 52.3 degree Celsius. It is not far to see the day when this City may be only a barren desert, in case the present generation continues an apathetic view on the deforestation, the court said.