HC bids farewell to 'green judge' Justice Najmi Waziri

Delhi High Court judge Justice Najmi Waziri, famously known as the ‘green judge’ for his penchant for lush vegetation and efforts to involve litigants in planting 3.7 lakh trees across the national Capital, Friday urged the citizens to take charge of the plantation drive as the government cannot do everything alone.

NEW DELHI: Justice Waziri, who was speaking at the full court farewell reference organised by the high court on his superannuation, said he found that when there is a scope or chance of healing the wounds and making amends, the best way possible was to direct the litigants to do something for the city, its environment and neighbourhood.

“It seemed a more prudent way of utilising people’s money and time than by sending the costs imposed on various parties into various funds where it may lie unutilised for decades to come,” he said.