Supreme Court Delhi LG Ordered Felling Of Trees Judicial Review DDA Over Deforestations In Ridge Area
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Delhi LG Ordered Felling Of Trees Judicial Review DDA Over Deforestations In Ridge Area

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Monday grilled the Delhi Development Authority over felling of trees in Delhi Ridge area and sought a clear statement from its Vice president whether the felling of trees was done on orders of Delhi LG VK Saxena without court permission. A vacation bench of Justices AS Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan heard the case where a criminal contempt notice was issued against DDA Vice Chairman and his response was sought as to why trees were cut in Delhi ridge area without court permission. In an earlier hearing the top court had said that the DDA should plant at least 100 new trees against each tree felled by it in the Delhi Ridge Forests area. On May 16, the apex court issued a criminal contempt of court notice to the DDA Vice Chairman for filing evasive affidavits in court and suppressing facts in the matter of tree felling in Delhi ridge area. In a previous hearing, the top court directed the DDA VC to file an affidavit on the trees felling exercise in the Delhi's Ridge Forest area.

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Delhi Election Results 2025 With BJP Set To Form Govt A Look At Key Petitions Challenging LG Powers In Supreme Court
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Delhi Election Results 2025 With BJP Set To Form Govt A Look At Key Petitions Challenging LG Powers In Supreme Court

ABP News  

New Delhi, Feb 8 The Delhi government is embroiled in multiple litigations with the Lieutenant Governor in the Supreme Court including its plea challenging the Centre's law establishing pre-eminence of the LG over the elected dispensation in controlling services in the national capital. Parliament cleared the Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi Bill 2023, also known as the Delhi …

Delhi Ridge Tree Felling Contempt Case | Supreme Court Reserves Judgment; To Take Fresh View, Not Swayed By Previous Benches' Orders
2 months ago

Delhi Ridge Tree Felling Contempt Case | Supreme Court Reserves Judgment; To Take Fresh View, Not Swayed By Previous Benches' Orders

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved its decision in the Delhi Ridge Tree Felling Contempt Case against the Delhi Development Authority. DDA Took Alternate Approach Of Tree Felling To Avoid Acquisition Of Farm Lands : Contempt Petitioners Inform Bench During the hearings, Senior Advocates GuruKrishna Kumar and Gopal Sankaranarayanan for the contempt petitioners informed the bench that as per the …

Supreme Court reserves verdict in contempt plea on DDA for illegal tree felling in protected ridge area
2 months ago

Supreme Court reserves verdict in contempt plea on DDA for illegal tree felling in protected ridge area

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday reserved verdict in a contempt petition filed against the Delhi Development Authority vice-chairperson for the illegal felling of trees in the protected ridge area without prior permission from the top court. Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, senior advocate Gopal Sanakaranarayanan, for petitioner Bindu Kapurea, argued that the DDA applied for permission …

SC says need to see gravity of contempt on tree felling in Delhi Ridge, reserves verdict
2 months ago

SC says need to see gravity of contempt on tree felling in Delhi Ridge, reserves verdict

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Tuesday said it needed to see the gravity of contempt after a plea alleged tree felling in Delhi Ridge area for widening of a road in violation of its orders. SC says need to see gravity of contempt on tree felling in Delhi Ridge, reserves verdict A bench of Justices Surya Kant and N …

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

Live Law  

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 ago

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

Live Law  

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 …

SC to examine reasons behind DDA’s felling of 1,670 trees in Delhi Ridge area
3 months, 1 week ago

SC to examine reasons behind DDA’s felling of 1,670 trees in Delhi Ridge area

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to examine the reasons behind the Delhi Development Authority’s decision to fell 1,670 trees in the Delhi Ridge area for a road construction project. The case concerns DDA clearing trees in the Delhi ridge area The court was hearing a contempt petition filed by Delhi resident Bindu Kapurea, which challenges the “illegal” …

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice Over Illegal Tree Felling In Mathura-Vrindavan, Asks UP Govt To Consider Amending Tree Preservation Act
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Issues Contempt Notice Over Illegal Tree Felling In Mathura-Vrindavan, Asks UP Govt To Consider Amending Tree Preservation Act

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday issued contempt notes to owners of Dalmia Farm, a private land in the Taj Trapezium Zone for felling 454 trees in the area without prior permission of the Court. The court also requested the Uttar Pradesh government to consider amending the Uttar Pradesh Tree preservation Act to enhance the penalties and the amount permissible for …

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 …

Why New CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recused From Hearing Delhi Ridge Tree Felling Case
4 months ago

Why New CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recused From Hearing Delhi Ridge Tree Felling Case

ABP News  

The matter pertains to a case where the apex court pulled up the DDA vice chairman, other officials and questioned Delhi LG VK Saxena's role in permitting deforestation in the ridge without court permission. Between June-July, the bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan, heard the case and grilled the DDA Vice Chairman over the illegal tree felling. …

CJI recuses from Delhi Ridge tree felling in case
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4 months ago

CJI recuses from Delhi Ridge tree felling in case

Hindustan Times  

Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing a petition alleging contempt against Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena in his capacity as the chairperson of the Delhi Development Authority, citing a past association with him during a visit to Bihar jails. This contempt petition has already seen a rare confrontation between two Supreme Court benches earlier …

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses self in Delhi Ridge tree felling case
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4 months ago

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses self in Delhi Ridge tree felling case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: CJI Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing pleas related to the alleged illegal felling of several hundred trees in the Delhi Ridge area. Earlier on October 23, L-G Saxena filed an affidavit before the top court defending his conduct in the case concerning the large-scale felling of trees in the Delhi Ridge forest area. The Supreme …

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing pleas related to felling of trees in Delhi ridge
4 months ago

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing pleas related to felling of trees in Delhi ridge

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna on Monday recused himself from hearing pleas related to the alleged illegal felling of several hundred trees in the Delhi Ridge area. CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing pleas related to felling of trees in Delhi ridge Earlier, a bench headed by the then CJI D Y Chandrachud, since retired, had …

CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recuses From Hearing Contempt Case Against DDA Over Tree Felling, Says Happened To Meet Delhi LG At NALSA Event
4 months ago

CJI Sanjiv Khanna Recuses From Hearing Contempt Case Against DDA Over Tree Felling, Says Happened To Meet Delhi LG At NALSA Event

Live Law  

Chief Justice of India Justice Sanjiv Khanna today recused himself from hearing the contempt case against the Delhi Development Authority for the illegal felling of trees in Delhi Ridge. Earlier, the bench comprising former Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud and Justices JB Pardiwala and Manoj Misra was hearing the contempt case initiated against the DDA Vice Chairman for the …

SC to resume hearing on tree-felling contempt case
4 months ago

SC to resume hearing on tree-felling contempt case

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: A new Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of India Sanjiv Khanna, will on Monday resume hearing a contempt plea alleging that the Delhi Development Authority felled a significant number of trees in the Delhi Ridge area without obtaining the court’s approval. The case is listed before a bench comprising CJI Khanna and Justice Sanjay Kumar, as …

'What Procedure Followed In Tree Felling?' : Supreme Court Issues Notice To Delhi Tree Authority & Officers
4 months, 1 week ago

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

Live Law  

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, 1 week 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, …

Delhi L-G lied in Supreme Court about tree felling: Bharadwaj
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi L-G lied in Supreme Court about tree felling: Bharadwaj

The Hindu  

Senior Aam Aadmi Party leader and Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Friday accused the Delhi Development Authority and Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena of weaving a “web of lies” in the Supreme Court about the felling of 1,670 trees in the protected Ridge area. Referring to the ongoing hearing in the apex court regarding the issue, the AAP leader said at …

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 …

Felling of trees: What is being done to restore Delhi Ridge? SC asks DDA
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Felling of trees: What is being done to restore Delhi Ridge? SC asks DDA

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi, The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the DDA about the measures undertaken to restore the Delhi Ridge area, where several hundred trees were allegedly felled illegally, and sought the extent of plantation done by the authorities. SC asks DDA Observing it would introduce a monitoring system to ensure planted trees were surviving, a bench of Chief Justice D …

Delhi LG's Felling of Trees: Lack of Prior Permission, a Serious Violation
4 months, 3 weeks 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 …

HC notice to MCD Commissioner, North West district DCF over deconcretisation of trees
6 months ago

HC notice to MCD Commissioner, North West district DCF over deconcretisation of trees

The Hindu  

New Delhi The High Court here has issued a notice to the Municipal Corporation of Delhi Commissioner and North West district’s Deputy Conservator of Forests asking as to why contempt proceedings should not be initiated against them for violating its orders by not acting against deconcretisation of trees. “Prima facie, I am satisfied that the MCD as well as the …

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 …

DDA admitted it cut trees without nod, claims Delhi minister
6 months, 3 weeks ago

DDA admitted it cut trees without nod, claims Delhi minister

Hindustan Times  

Delhi minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Wednesday said the Delhi Development Authority admitted to “having cut trees illegally, without permission from the Supreme Court or Delhi government” in south Delhi’s eco-sensitive Ridge, according to an affidavit the authority submitted to the top court on June 18. DDA accepted that their lawyer lied to the Supreme Court that DDA’s email was hacked; …

Lieutenant Governor, officials complicit in tree-felling, says Saurabh Bharadwaj
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Lieutenant Governor, officials complicit in tree-felling, says Saurabh Bharadwaj

New Indian Express  

NEW DELHI: Delhi Cabinet Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj on Sunday alleged that Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena and his officials were responsible for the “unauthorised” felling of trees in the protected Ridge area. “The Supreme Court has been hearing a case regarding the illegal felling of about 1,100 trees in the Satbari Ridge area of Delhi without permission. Bharadwaj claimed that the …

Delhi LG not told that SC assent needed for felling trees: chief secy
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi LG not told that SC assent needed for felling trees: chief secy

Hindustan Times  

Delhi chief secretary Naresh Kumar has told the Supreme Court that lieutenant governor VK Saxena was not “told” about the need to obtain the permission of the top court for the felling of trees in the southern Ridge during his visit to the site on February 2. Kumar said that “to the best of his knowledge, none of the officers …

Supreme Court Seeks Reports From ASI & NMA In Plea To Protect Monuments In Delhi's Mehrauli
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court Seeks Reports From ASI & NMA In Plea To Protect Monuments In Delhi's Mehrauli

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today impleaded the Archaeological Survey of India in a plea seeking protection for centuries-old religious structures inside the Mehrauli Archaeological Park in Delhi, including the 13th-century Ashiq Allah Dargah and Chillagah of Baba Farid. The Division Bench of Justices Sanjiv Khanna and Sanjay Kumar were hearing an SLP against the Delhi High Court's order, which refused to …

AAP protests against felling of 1,100 trees in Ridge area
8 months ago

AAP protests against felling of 1,100 trees in Ridge area

The Hindu  

The Aam Aadmi Party on Saturday held a protest against the BJP and Lieutenant-Governor V.K. Saxena over the “illegal” felling of about 1,100 trees in the Satbari forest area in the southern Ridge. Senior AAP leader and Urban Development Minister Saurabh Bharadwaj alleged that the trees were cut based on the L-G’s order following his February 3 visit to the …

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

Amid row over tree felling, DDA says it planted 50,000 trees
8 months, 1 week ago

Amid row over tree felling, DDA says it planted 50,000 trees

The Hindu  

The Delhi Development Authority on Saturday said it has planted 50,000 trees and 5,50,000 shrubs in fiscal year 2024-25 so far across the city and is taking steps to ensure the saplings are nurtured sufficiently to achieve optimal survival. AAP distributes plants Earlier in the day, Environment Minister Gopal Rai said the Delhi government organised a Vikas Sabha in Bijwasan …

‘L-G thinks he is a court’: SC slams Saxena, Delhi govt. on tree-felling in protected area
8 months, 1 week ago

‘L-G thinks he is a court’: SC slams Saxena, Delhi govt. on tree-felling in protected area

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on July 12 found that more than 420 trees were felled in the protected Delhi ridge area after Lieutenant Governor of Delhi V.K. A Special Bench headed by Justice A.S. Oka said not one among the senior officers from the Delhi Development Authority, or the Delhi Chief Secretary, had deemed it necessary to inform the L-G that …

LG role in tree-felling: SC calls out cover up
8 months, 1 week ago

LG role in tree-felling: SC calls out cover up

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Friday severely criticised Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena for granting permission to fell trees in the Capital’s ridge area despite a prohibition by the top court, and lamented that a relentless “cover-up” and “blame game” was going on over the illegal removal of trees. The Supreme Court on Friday severely criticised Delhi lieutenant governor VK Saxena …

Petitioners In Contempt Case Against DDA Should Not Be Harassed : Supreme Court To Delhi Police
8 months, 1 week ago

Petitioners In Contempt Case Against DDA Should Not Be Harassed : Supreme Court To Delhi Police

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday stated that no authority shall harass the petitioners who filed a contempt case against the Delhi Development Authority over illegal tree felling in Delhi Ridge Forest Area. It may be noted that the Supreme Court has taken suo motu criminal contempt action against the Vice Chairman of the Delhi Development Authority for illegally cutting the …

Petitioner Alleges Delhi Police Harassment in DDA Contempt Case to Supreme Court
8 months, 1 week ago

Petitioner Alleges Delhi Police Harassment in DDA Contempt Case to Supreme Court

Live Law  

The petitioner who filed a contempt case against the Delhi Development Authority over illegal tree felling in Delhi Ridge Forest Area has filed an application in the Supreme Court raising allegations of harassment by the Delhi police. Senior Advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan for the petitioner informed the Court that the Delhi Police has been making enquiries regarding the other petitioner, New …

Ridge forest case: SC issues notice to Delhi Police after petitioner alleges harassment
8 months, 1 week ago

Ridge forest case: SC issues notice to Delhi Police after petitioner alleges harassment

India TV News  

A petitioner, who has filed a contempt plea against the Delhi Development Authority over "illegal" tree felling in the ridge forest, moved to the Supreme Court alleging harassment by the police officials. The top court on Wednesday took note of allegations of harassment and sought a response from the Delhi Police on the issue. A bench of Justices Abhay S …

Delhi govt's fact finding panel visits area where 1,100 trees 'felled', alleges cover up
8 months, 1 week ago

Delhi govt's fact finding panel visits area where 1,100 trees 'felled', alleges cover up

The Hindu  

The fact finding committee of the Delhi Government on July 9 visited Satbari in southern Ridge area, where 1,100 trees were allegedly felled without proper permission. The AAP leaders have alleged that 1,100 trees in the southern Ridge area were cut by the Delhi Development Authority on the lieutenant governor's verbal instructions. The party-led Delhi Government has constituted a fact …

Kejriwal ‘approved tree-felling’in Ridge, claims BJP; AAP hits back
8 months, 2 weeks ago

Kejriwal ‘approved tree-felling’in Ridge, claims BJP; AAP hits back

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party on Friday alleged that Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal approved the felling of 280 trees along the 2.3km stretch of the Chhattarpur Satbari-Gaushala Road and said minister of the Aam Aadmi Party -led Delhi government have “no moral right” to continue. The AAP, meanwhile, slammed the BJP and said it was misleading …

South Delhi eco zone now a shrine to 1,100 felled trees
8 months, 2 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 …

Delhi Minister announces fact finding committee to probe cutting of trees in Ridge area
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Minister announces fact finding committee to probe cutting of trees in Ridge area

India Today  

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai announced the formation of a three-member fact-finding committee to investigate the order to cut over 1,000 trees in South Delhi's reserve forest. Environment Minister Gopal Rai said that "a shocking incident has come to light" from Chhatarpur in Satbari that in February, the DDA violated all the rules and cut 1,100 trees without permission from …

Delhi govt forms panel over felling of 1,100 trees in Satbari
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi govt forms panel over felling of 1,100 trees in Satbari

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi government on Saturday formed a fact-finding committee comprising three ministers and a secretary over ‘illegal’ felling of over 1,100 trees in Satbari area in the southern ridge of the national capital, PTI reported. A meeting was held at the secretariat over non-submission of status report by the Delhi Development Authority in a contempt case in the Supreme court …

Delhi Minister seeks status report on cutting of 1,100 trees in Ridge area
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Delhi Minister seeks status report on cutting of 1,100 trees in Ridge area

India Today  

Delhi Environment Minister Gopal Rai has ordered the collection of all relevant records and a status report on actions taken so far in connection with the cutting of 1,100 trees without permission in south Delhi's Ridge area. The NGO said it was necessary to take permission from the Supreme Court before cutting down trees in the Ridge area. On Monday, …

SC calls cutting of trees in protected ridge by DDA a ‘brazen act’
8 months, 3 weeks ago

SC calls cutting of trees in protected ridge by DDA a ‘brazen act’

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday found the inability of the Delhi Development Authority, an autonomous body under the Central government, to unearth information or official records to shed light on whether Lieutenant Governor of Delhi V.K. The court directed the DDA to immediately ascertain the whereabouts of the felled trees and its parts and communicate the information to the Tree …

'Protecting Higher-Ups' : Supreme Court Pulls Up DDA For Not Giving Information On Delhi LG's Site Visit Ahead Of Cutting Trees
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Protecting Higher-Ups' : Supreme Court Pulls Up DDA For Not Giving Information On Delhi LG's Site Visit Ahead Of Cutting Trees

Live Law  

The Delhi Development Authority came under the fire of the Supreme Court on Wednesday for not giving information regarding the visit of Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena at the site where trees were cut in violation of the orders of the Court.The DDA Vice Chairperson is facing a contempt case for cutting down trees in the capital's ridge forest …

Were trees cut on LG’s orders? SC seeks ‘clear statement’ from DDA
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Were trees cut on LG’s orders? SC seeks ‘clear statement’ from DDA

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday warned it may issue a contempt notice to Delhi’s lieutenant governor as it hauled up the Delhi Development Authority over the culpability for the felling of 1,100 trees for the widening of a road in south Delhi, a move the judges described as “brazen damage to the environment”. But the bench said they appeared to …

Emails Indicate Delhi LG Directed Cutting Of Trees In Ridge, Come Clean On This : Supreme Court To DDA In Contempt Case
8 months, 3 weeks ago

Emails Indicate Delhi LG Directed Cutting Of Trees In Ridge, Come Clean On This : Supreme Court To DDA In Contempt Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Monday asked the Delhi Development Authority if the illegal cutting of trees in Delhi's ridge forest was carried out based on the direction issued by the Lieutenant Governor of Delhi.A vacation bench comprising Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan was hearing a suo motu contempt case initiated against DDA Vice Chairman Subhashish Panda for the …

'Defending Lt Governor?' Supreme Court raps Delhi authority over felling of trees
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Defending Lt Governor?' Supreme Court raps Delhi authority over felling of trees

India Today  

Coming down heavily on the Delhi Development Authority over the felling of trees in the national capital's Ridge forest area, the Supreme Court on Monday noted that it cannot brush aside "brazen acts" that led to the destruction of the environment. Perhaps within the course of the hearing, the vice chairman of DDA has become clearly aware that the court …

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