Sikkim High Court initiates suo motu case on climate disasters after Nepal floods
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The Sikkim High Court has initiated a suo motu Public Interest Litigation (PIL) to examine the State's preparedness to deal with climate-related disasters in the region [In Re: Climatic Justice in the State of Sikkim vs State of Sikkim & ors].Chief Justice A Muhamed Mustaque took judicial note of the issue of climate-related risks in the wake of the recent Nepal-Tibet floods.In a note for initiating the suo motu proceedings, the Chief Justice said that floods, landslides and other climate-in