Delhi High Court Directs State To Urgently Appoint Officials To Support Tree Officers Till Forest Department Personnel Are Deployed
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi High Court Directs State To Urgently Appoint Officials To Support Tree Officers Till Forest Department Personnel Are Deployed

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The Delhi High Court has recently sought the response of the State Government on the measures taken by it for securing it's tree officers in the discharge of their duties.Justice Najmi Waziri therefore ordered the Delhi Government, for the interim, to appoint other officers, subordinate-staff and personnel under Section 6 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 on an urgent basis, to. The Delhi High Court has recently sought the response of the State Government on the measures taken by it for securing it's tree officers in the discharge of their duties. Justice Najmi Waziri therefore ordered the Delhi Government, for the interim, to appoint other officers, subordinate-staff and personnel under Section 6 of the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 on an urgent basis, to support the Tree Officers lest the city's environment will suffer irreparably and resultantly cause much prejudice to the health of its residents. The Court thus noted that there was no disagreement of the fact that the said exercise ought to have been completed by almost a decade and a half ago and that the the delay possibly led to wanton tree-falling in the city, which loss could have been avoided had there been sufficient number of officers in the Forest Department or under its deployment or were available for providing assistance to the Tree Officers under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994.

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High Court Orders Forest Department, Delhi Police To Evolve Mechanism For Rescuing Distressed Birds
1 month ago

High Court Orders Forest Department, Delhi Police To Evolve Mechanism For Rescuing Distressed Birds

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The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Delhi Government's forest department and Delhi Police to evolve a mechanism for rescuing the distressed birds in the national capital. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela was dealing with a PIL filed by Save India Foundation seeking issuance of directions to the authorities to …

Review all pleas for chopping 50+ trees in Delhi: Top court to CEC
3 months ago

Review all pleas for chopping 50+ trees in Delhi: Top court to CEC

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday appointed the Central Empowered Committee as the supervisory authority to review all applications for felling 50 or more trees in Delhi, recognising the critical need to preserve the city’s dwindling green cover and lamenting the failure of tree authorities to implement the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 effectively. The top court also ordered a …

Delhi Preservation Of Trees Act | Supreme Court Stops Felling Of More Than 50 Trees Without CEC Approval, Orders Tree Census In Delhi
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3 months ago

Delhi Preservation Of Trees Act | Supreme Court Stops Felling Of More Than 50 Trees Without CEC Approval, Orders Tree Census In Delhi

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The Supreme Court on Thursday directed that whenever Tree Officers grant permission to fell 50 or more trees under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 the permission must be approved by the CEC before it is acted upon. “We therefore direct that whenever permission is granted by the tree officer for felling of 50 or more trees in accordance …

No Pruning Of Trees Till Forest Department Has SOP On Compliance Under DPTA: Delhi High Court
3 months, 1 week ago

No Pruning Of Trees Till Forest Department Has SOP On Compliance Under DPTA: Delhi High Court

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The Delhi High Court has directed all the Deputy Conservator of Forests to ensure that no pruning of trees is undertaken till the Department of Forest and Wildlife has guidelines or SOP to ensure that the exercise is done and monitored in accordance with the provisions of Delhi Preservation of Trees Act.Justice Jasmeet Singh said that in case pruning is …

Need tree census in Delhi, authority to verify tree officer’s work: SC
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Need tree census in Delhi, authority to verify tree officer’s work: SC

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Friday stressed upon the need for a census of trees in the national capital and said it wanted to create an authority to supervise the work carried out by a tree officer. A two-judge bench of the apex court, led by Justice Abhay S Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih, said the issue over …

Suprme Court pulls up Delhi body for not conducting tree census
4 months ago

Suprme Court pulls up Delhi body for not conducting tree census

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday pulled up the Delhi Tree Authority for failing to carry out a tree census in the Capital as required under the Delhi Tree Preservation Act. The court added that it will order the constitution of an expert body to vet every proposal for tree felling in the city, observing that DTA lacks the expertise to …

SC mulls setting up panel to vet permission for felling trees in Delhi
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4 months ago

SC mulls setting up panel to vet permission for felling trees in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Friday proposed to set up a committee of experts and said it would direct that the permission granted for felling of trees in Delhi would not be implemented without the panel's nod. SC mulls setting up panel to vet permission for felling trees in Delhi Referring to the depleting tree cover in the national …

Delhi forest dept moves request to cut trees, faces HC ire again
4 months ago

Delhi forest dept moves request to cut trees, faces HC ire again

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday delivered a second sharp rebuke in as many days to the city’s forest department for seeking permission to transplant trees for infrastructure projects, at a time when the national capital struggles with hazardous air pollution levels. The court on Wednesday was responding to by a request by the forest department to transplant three trees …

'What Procedure Followed In Tree Felling?' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Delhi Tree Authority & Officers
4 months, 2 weeks ago

'What Procedure Followed In Tree Felling?' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Delhi Tree Authority & Officers

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The Supreme Court on Friday issued notice to the Tree Authority and the Tree Officers appointed under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994, in a plea seeking to prevent the Delhi government from permitting tree felling under the Act without prior permission from the court. And then we propose to pass some order.” He added, “Some mechanism will have …

SC agrees to hear plea seeking to restrain felling of trees in Delhi without its nod
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

SC agrees to hear plea seeking to restrain felling of trees in Delhi without its nod

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court has agreed to hear a plea seeking to restrain the Delhi government from allowing felling of trees in the national capital without the apex court's permission. SC agrees to hear plea seeking to restrain felling of trees in Delhi without its nod The application, which stated that five trees are felled in Delhi every hour, …

Supreme Court questions process to allow tree felling in Delhi
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4 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court questions process to allow tree felling in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday asked what checks and balances are in place before permission is given to chop trees in the Capital, as it set out to examine the functioning of the Delhi Tree Authority and tree officers. The court was considering an application filed by Delhi resident Bhavreen Kandhari, who stated that DTA — a statutory body created …

Avoid repeat of Delhi Ridge tree felling: Supreme Court
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Avoid repeat of Delhi Ridge tree felling: Supreme Court

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday said that the “breach” committed by the Delhi Development of Authority in chopping down 1,670 trees in the Ridge area in Delhi should not be allowed to happen again, and proposed to put in place a mechanism to achieve this. More importantly, we need to see what safeguards we should put in place to obviate …

Delhi LG's Felling of Trees: Lack of Prior Permission, a Serious Violation
5 months ago

Delhi LG's Felling of Trees: Lack of Prior Permission, a Serious Violation

New Indian Express  

Delhi Lieutenant Governor (LG) VK Saxena has filed an affidavit before the Supreme Court defending his conduct in the case concerning the large-scale felling of trees in the Delhi Ridge forest area. Saxena stated that he was informed about the incident of illegal felling of trees only after it happened, and he had not obtained permission from the top court …

Supreme Court Directs Project Proponents Who Obtained Tree Felling Permissions To Submit Data On Compensatory Afforestation
6 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Directs Project Proponents Who Obtained Tree Felling Permissions To Submit Data On Compensatory Afforestation

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Centrally Empowered Committee to call upon various project proponents that have received tree felling permissions from the Court to upload data on compliance with Court conditions regarding compensatory efforts. A bench of Justice Abhay Oka and Justice Augustine George Masih was considering the issue of enhancing the green cover in Delhi and setting …

SC moots apparatus for tree-felling compliance
8 months ago

SC moots apparatus for tree-felling compliance

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday contemplated devising a mechanism that will ensure that orders for felling of trees are verified on ground and conditions for compulsory afforestation are scrupulously followed. The top court recently constituted a committee of three experts along with a team from Forest Survey of India to determine the total number of trees cut. “It is necessary …

SC raps Delhi government for giving permission to DDA to chop 422 trees in reserve forest area
8 months, 1 week ago

SC raps Delhi government for giving permission to DDA to chop 422 trees in reserve forest area

New Indian Express  

The Supreme Court has slammed the Delhi government for granting permission to the Delhi Development Authority to chop 422 trees in the Southern Ridge's reserve forest area for the construction of a road, noting that it has shown lack of sensitivity over protecting the environment. "The Delhi government must take the blame for granting permission to fell 422 trees, though …

Delhi govt explores tech to check tree-felling
8 months, 1 week ago

Delhi govt explores tech to check tree-felling

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi forest and wildlife department is set to incorporate technology to track the possible felling of trees, people aware of the matter said. A second forest official said that the plan is to look at a method that will alert the authorities immediately when a tree is felled. Officials in the forest department said in light of the top …

South Delhi eco zone now a shrine to 1,100 felled trees
8 months, 3 weeks ago

South Delhi eco zone now a shrine to 1,100 felled trees

Hindustan Times  

A 2.3km stretch of the Chhattarpur Satbari-Gaushala road, which is in the process of being widened into a six-lane road to extend up to the AIIMS-CAPFMIS campus at Maidan Garhi, is lined with chopped stumps, strewn bark and dead branches as haunting evidence of illegal tree-felling in the eco-sensitive zone around Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary. The court observed that on …

High Court Appoints Delhi Chief Secretary As Nodal Authority To Draft Procedure For Preventing Tree Felling In DU North Campus
9 months, 3 weeks ago

High Court Appoints Delhi Chief Secretary As Nodal Authority To Draft Procedure For Preventing Tree Felling In DU North Campus

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The Delhi High Court has appointed Delhi Government's Chief Secretary as the nodal authority to draft the procedure for preventing felling or transplantation of trees in the North Campus, Delhi University for its expansion or development of infrastructure.Justice Jasmeet Singh asked the Chief Secretary to would call all the stakeholders, including the Delhi Urban Art Commission,. The Delhi High Court …

Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Felling Of Trees In Delhi 'Ridge' Forest; Issues Contempt Notices To Officials
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court Orders Status Quo On Felling Of Trees In Delhi 'Ridge' Forest; Issues Contempt Notices To Officials

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today issued notices for initiating contempt proceedings against government officials for the rampant felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest area in violation of its previous orders in M.C. The petitioners contended that the Ridge which is the only forest region left in the National Captial of Delhi has been subjected to the illegal felling of the …

Delhi forest dept officials to be trained in leopard rescue ops
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi forest dept officials to be trained in leopard rescue ops

Hindustan Times  

The forest and wildlife department of the Delhi government is planning to send more than 40 officials to the Sanjay Gandhi National Park in Mumbai where they will receive training on how to tackle a leopard if spotted in an urban area. After a series of on-ground trainings and workshops, the forest staff will carry out awareness drives among the …

Delhi HC asks senior forest officer for details on sanctions for tree felling, afforestation
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC asks senior forest officer for details on sanctions for tree felling, afforestation

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Delhi High Court has directed the Forest department secretary to furnish a slew of information, including permissions granted by the tree officer to the DMRC, NHAI and the PWD, for felling of trees and removal of encroachments from forest areas in two years. HT Image The high court also asked the officer to give particulars and details of …

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on deploying forces to protect forests
11 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi HC seeks Centre's stand on deploying forces to protect forests

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi, Mar 26 The Delhi High Court has sought the Centre's stand on a petition about whether any force can be deployed for the protection of forests in the national capital from illegal activities or encroachments by land grabbers and mafia. The court's direction came on a petition seeking a direction to the Central government to post an adequate …

Delhi HC notice to officials over tree felling in South Ridge
1 year ago

Delhi HC notice to officials over tree felling in South Ridge

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Monday came down hard on the Delhi Development Authority vice chairman and the state forest department’s principal secretary, issuing contempt notices against the two officials over the felling of 1,100 trees in the southern Ridge to construct a road. The court was of the view that DDA’s conduct of cutting 400 trees on its land …

Fram SOP for tree-felling in infra works: Delhi High Court
1 year ago

Fram SOP for tree-felling in infra works: Delhi High Court

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court on Wednesday ordered adoption of a Standard Operating Procedure involving the forest department in planning infrastructure projects that require felling of trees, saying an attempt has to be made to co-exist with nature. Justice Jasmeet Singh said the SOP should also deal with the requirement of grant of permission before the launch of any …

Court pulls up Delhi forest dept for destroying trees citing infra projects
1 year ago

Court pulls up Delhi forest dept for destroying trees citing infra projects

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court on Wednesday reprimanded the AAP government’s forest department for destroying trees under the pretext of pruning and granting permission to fell trees without passing a non-speaking order saying that the department did not care about the environment. In that order, the high court had directed the government to not grant permission for cutting trees to individuals …

‘Will shut you down’: High Court warns Delhi forest department over non-compliance of order
1 year, 3 months ago

‘Will shut you down’: High Court warns Delhi forest department over non-compliance of order

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court came down heavily on the forest department on Wednesday and directed it to remove concrete constructions surrounding trees in the Bikaji Cama Place complex immediately, warning the department that it would be “shut down” in case of non-compliance with the court’s orders. The Delhi High Court has directed the forest department to immediately remove the construction …

Forest dept must take steps to protect Ridge: Delhi HC
1 year, 3 months ago

Forest dept must take steps to protect Ridge: Delhi HC

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Dec 15 The Delhi High Court on Friday said the forest department must take all steps to protect the Ridge as it pulled up the authorities here for failing to notify its land as "reserved forest" in spite of earlier directions. Advocates Gautam Narayan and Aditya N Prasad, the amici curiae appointed by the high court in the …

Delhi HC Closes PIL Against Delhi Tree Authority's Functioning, Says It's For The Authority To Decide If Saplings Should Be Provided To All
1 year, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Closes PIL Against Delhi Tree Authority's Functioning, Says It's For The Authority To Decide If Saplings Should Be Provided To All

Live Law  

A Division Bench of the Delhi High Court recently closed a Public Interest Litigation relating to functioning of the Delhi Tree Authority, noting that a Single Judge Bench of the court was already in seisin of the matter. The respondents' counsel informed the court that the Delhi Tree Authority was functional and its functionality was being duly monitored by the …

‘Superficial exercise’: Delhi HC rebukes forest dept for permitting tree felling
1 year, 4 months ago

‘Superficial exercise’: Delhi HC rebukes forest dept for permitting tree felling

Hindustan Times  

NEW DELHI: The Delhi high court on Monday rebuked the city government officials for adopting a casual approach while granting permission to cut down trees, saying the forest department officials took the decision on the basis of a “superficial exercise”. The bench was hearing a contempt plea filed by climate activist Bhavreen Kandhari, complaining that the tree officer has failed …

Delhi HC slams Delhi Forest Dept for allowing cutting of trees, says it is responsible for the pollution mess
1 year, 4 months ago

Delhi HC slams Delhi Forest Dept for allowing cutting of trees, says it is responsible for the pollution mess

Op India  

The Delhi High Court on Friday pulled up Delhi’s forest department for passing stereotypical orders allowing the felling of trees in the national capital and asked if they wanted people to live in gas chambers. You are responsible for the mess the citizens of Delhi are in today.” Court observation came on Friday while hearing a petition seeking contempt action …

‘You Want People To Live In Gas Chambers?’: Delhi High Court Raps Forest Department Over Felling Of Trees
1 year, 4 months ago

‘You Want People To Live In Gas Chambers?’: Delhi High Court Raps Forest Department Over Felling Of Trees

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Friday rapped the Delhi Government’s forest department for permitting felling of trees in the national capital, highlighting the recent issue of increasing level of air quality index. The court was hearing a petition filed by Bhavreen Kandhari seeking contempt action against the officials for not following court directions passed in April last year requiring the …

No Permission To Be Granted For Felling Of Trees To Construct Houses In Delhi: High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

No Permission To Be Granted For Felling Of Trees To Construct Houses In Delhi: High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday said that no permission shall be granted to anyone by the city authorities for felling of trees for construction of houses in the national capital.Justice Jasmeet Singh said that its earlier interim order, recording the Delhi Government’s stand that no permission will be granted to any individual for felling of trees and that any …

No Permission Will Be Granted To Any Individual For Felling Of Trees Till Sept 14: Delhi Govt To High Court
1 year, 6 months ago

No Permission Will Be Granted To Any Individual For Felling Of Trees Till Sept 14: Delhi Govt To High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi Government has told the Delhi High Court that no permission will be granted to any individual for felling of trees in the national capital till September 14. The government further told Justice Jasmeet Singh that any permission required for important projects will be intimated to the court.The submission was made by Delhi Government’s counsel, Advocate Dhairya Gupta, in …

High court sets aside tree pruning guidelines issued by Delhi govt
1 year, 9 months ago

High court sets aside tree pruning guidelines issued by Delhi govt

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has set aside guidelines passed by the state government for the pruning of trees in the Capital, that permitted the clipping of tree branches with a girth of 15.7cm without the permission of a tree officer, while observing that “a tree is a living being”, and a “last look” or final inspection should be accorded before …

Victimization Of Trees: Delhi High Court Sentences Two Senior PWD Officers For Contempt Of Court
1 year, 9 months ago

Victimization Of Trees: Delhi High Court Sentences Two Senior PWD Officers For Contempt Of Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court recently sentenced two senior officers of the Public Works Department to imprisonment after they were held guilty of contempt of court last year for not following judicial orders with regard of protection of trees. The court had earlier directed the PWD to "exercise due caution apropos all its ongoing civil works as well as for all …

Expert panel to assess request to cut more trees for 7 govt colonies in Delhi
1 year, 10 months ago

Expert panel to assess request to cut more trees for 7 govt colonies in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

A six-member expert committee has been formed to decide whether the National Buildings Construction Corporation should be allowed to cut an additional over 8,000 trees for building the seven General Pool Residential Accommodation colonies, according to documents seen by HT. The panel was constituted by Delhi’s State Environment Impact Assessment Authority and the State Expert Appraisal Committee, after an environmental …

What is a tree? CPWD asks Delhi forest department to clarify
1 year, 11 months ago

What is a tree? CPWD asks Delhi forest department to clarify

Hindustan Times  

The Central Public Works Department has written to Delhi’s forest and wildlife department, seeking clarity on what constitutes a tree based on the definition provided in the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994. CPWD said that going by the definition of the DPTA, herbaceous “trees” like plantain would not be considered trees given that their main trunk or branches are …

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt’s Status Report On Formulating SOP For Proceedings Relating To Tree Offences
1 year, 11 months ago

High Court Seeks Delhi Govt’s Status Report On Formulating SOP For Proceedings Relating To Tree Offences

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to file an affidavit detailing the progress made in formulating the Standard Operating Procedure in respect of proceedings related to offences of damage of trees or violation of any other provision of Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 The court was hearing a writ petition filed by senior lawyer Rajiv Dutta …

Every Hour Five Trees Are Cut Down in Delhi: High Court Seeks Action Plan From Forest Department
2 years ago

Every Hour Five Trees Are Cut Down in Delhi: High Court Seeks Action Plan From Forest Department

Live Law  

Recently, the Delhi High Court sought an expedited action plan from the Forest Department after it was brought to the court's attention that, for the years 2019, 2020, and 2021, five trees are being cut down every hour in Delhi with prior permission from the Tree Officer. The bench of Justice Najmi Waziri said, “Remedying the harm and loss of …

Ensure Tree Felling Orders Are Uploaded Within 48 Hours: Delhi High Court To Principal Chief Conservator of Forests
2 years, 4 months ago

Ensure Tree Felling Orders Are Uploaded Within 48 Hours: Delhi High Court To Principal Chief Conservator of Forests

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has directed the national capital's Principal Chief Conservator of Forests to ensure that the orders permitting the tree felling, under Delhi Preservation Of Trees Act, 1994, are uploaded within a period of 48 hours on the official website.Justice Najmi Waziri was dealing with a contempt plea arguing that the officials have not been following the directions …

"When In Bloom, Could Lend Cheer To Every Passerby": Delhi High Court Calls For Plantation Of Amaltas Trees On Freed-Up Land Opposite Supreme Court
2 years, 7 months ago

"When In Bloom, Could Lend Cheer To Every Passerby": Delhi High Court Calls For Plantation Of Amaltas Trees On Freed-Up Land Opposite Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has recently asked the Forest Department of Delhi Government to explore the possibility of planting Amaltas trees in the freed-up land opposite the Supreme Court of India, calling the area heart of the city. "Since this area is in the heart of the city, the Forest Department may consider exploring the possibility of planting in it …

Three Trees Cut Every Hour In Last 3 Yrs In Delhi: High Court Seeks Response From Forest Dept
2 years, 8 months ago

Three Trees Cut Every Hour In Last 3 Yrs In Delhi: High Court Seeks Response From Forest Dept

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Monday sought response from the forest department after it was informed that three trees were cut every hour in the city, in the last three years; the figure excluding illegally felled trees.Justice Najmi Waziri, while hearing a contempt case concerning the preservation of trees in the national capital, came down heavily upon the authorities for …

Delhi government to form 9-member committee on tree plantations
2 years, 10 months ago

Delhi government to form 9-member committee on tree plantations

India TV News  

Highlights Delhi govt to set up committee to suggest alternatives to overcome land shortage for tree plantation 9-member Green Cover Development Committee to suggest alternatives on this, said Environment Min Rai Govt will ask Dehradun-based Forest Research Institute to conduct 3rd party audit on this matter The Delhi government will set up a nine-member committee to suggest alternatives to overcome …

Delhi losing its trees due to lack of census, violation of rules
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi losing its trees due to lack of census, violation of rules

Hindustan Times  

Delhi could be losing thousands of trees every year -- thanks to the absence of a tree census and faulty implementation of existing laws. Yet, few mark trees, both within the boundary walls or just outside, and as a result, the forest department claimed, many trees are going missing -- being cut down without any permission being sought. Sarvodaya Enclave, …

Will Ensure Training To Sensitize Officers, Personnel Of Government Organizations For Protection Of Trees: Delhi Govt Informs High Court
3 years, 3 months ago

Will Ensure Training To Sensitize Officers, Personnel Of Government Organizations For Protection Of Trees: Delhi Govt Informs High Court

Live Law  

The Delhi Government on Wednesday informed the Delhi High Court that it will ensure training to sensitize officers and the personnel of government organisations regarding the need to protect trees in terms of the previous orders by Court. This comes after the Court had last month told the Delhi Government as well as the Delhi Police to ensure due compliance …

Delhi HC Calls For Community Participation & Assistance Of Schools Over Concretization Of Trees, Says Children Would Be Ward Army
3 years, 3 months ago

Delhi HC Calls For Community Participation & Assistance Of Schools Over Concretization Of Trees, Says Children Would Be Ward Army

Live Law  

Dealing with a plea highlighting the inaction of the authorities over concretization of trees in city's Vasant Vihar area, the Delhi High Court recently called for community participation and assistance of neighbouring schools on the issue. "The Tree Officer shall take appropriate action in this regard, including meetings with the RWAs, so as to generate and augment community. "The Tree …

"Ensure Compliance Regarding Sensitization, Training Of Officers To Ensure Protection Of Trees": High Court Tells Delhi Govt, Police
3 years, 4 months ago

"Ensure Compliance Regarding Sensitization, Training Of Officers To Ensure Protection Of Trees": High Court Tells Delhi Govt, Police

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court has told the Delhi Government as well as the Delhi Police to ensure due compliance regarding sensitization and training of officers and personnel responsible for ensuring protection of trees.Justice Najmi Waziri took note of the fact that directions were issued in February and March this year to the governmental agencies and authorities in the city to …

Delhi High Court Orders Examination Of 60-Yr Old Peepal Tree On Senior Advocate's Plea; Says Prima Facie No Danger Of It Falling
3 years, 4 months ago

Delhi High Court Orders Examination Of 60-Yr Old Peepal Tree On Senior Advocate's Plea; Says Prima Facie No Danger Of It Falling

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the Deputy Conservator of Forest to examine a 60 year old Peepal tree in city's Inderpuri area, after prima facie observing that from the photographs, no danger of the tree falling could be seen nor any tilt or sagging was observed.Justice Sanjeev Sachdeva was dealing with a petition filed by Senior Advocate N. …

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