Senior Advocate Shyam Divan

Senior Advocates Kapil Sibal and P. Patwalia concurred with Rohatgi while Senior Advocate Shyam Divan insisted that the matter be heard on merits without delaying the matter further.

Hearing the matter of increasing deaths of forest rangers, the bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian expressed concern and CJI Bobde said each forest officer is entitled to more protection than others.

The bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde, Justices V. Ramasubramanian and A.S. Bopanna directed the parties to submit their written notes within a week. The day's proceedings began with Senior Advocate Shyam Divan, taking the Supreme Court through the course of events.