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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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 with Section 8 read with section 9 of 1994 Act the said permission shall not be acted upon unless the same is approved by the CEC…CEC will consider the application and all other aspects thereof and will decide whether the permission deserved to be granted or whether any modification is required in the permission or terms and conditions imposed under the permission”, the Court directed. To strengthen oversight: The Court directed that permissions for felling 50 or more trees granted by Tree Officers under Section 8, read with Section 9 of the Act, would not take effect unless approved by the Central Empowered Committee. “For the time being in exercise of jurisdiction under Article 142 of the Constitution of India we direct that no one shall act upon tree felling permission under subsection of section 9 without prior permission of this court.” Tree Officers must inform applicants that permissions under Section 9 would require CEC approval and that the deeming provision would not apply. Tree Felling Permissions Not To Be Granted Mechanically Justice Oka emphasized that tree officers must not issue permissions mechanically but instead assess the necessity of felling or translocation of trees.

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Need To Achieve 33% Tree/Forest Cover In Delhi NCT: Supreme Court
6 days, 22 hours ago

Need To Achieve 33% Tree/Forest Cover In Delhi NCT: Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday emphasized the need to achieve a target of 33 percent or more green cover in Delhi, as proposed by the Forest Research Institute. In December last year, the Court issued comprehensive directions restricting tree felling and appointed Forest Research Institute, Dehradun to conduct a tree census in Delhi. Thereafter, last month, the Court appointed FRI …

Karnataka High Court approves felling of 530 and 1,988 trees for Command Hospital and suburban railway projects
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Karnataka High Court approves felling of 530 and 1,988 trees for Command Hospital and suburban railway projects

The Hindu  

The High Court of Karnataka has permitted felling of 530 and 1,988 trees to make space for construction a new modern multi-storey hospital complex on the premises of Command Hospital, Air Force, and for the Bengaluru Suburban Railway Project’s stretch between Ambedkarnagar and Muddanahalli Line Cross, respectively. The court, through the petition, is monitoring activities of felling trees by setting …

NGT Summons UP's Forest Conservator Over Illegal Cutting Of 980 Trees In Greater Noida
1 month, 3 weeks ago

NGT Summons UP's Forest Conservator Over Illegal Cutting Of 980 Trees In Greater Noida

ABP News  

New Delhi, Feb 9 The National Green Tribunal has observed that the illegal felling of 980 trees in Greater Noida was not taken seriously by the Uttar Pradesh authorities, and asked the principal chief conservator of forest to appear virtually before it on May 13 to apprise it on the action taken. Observing that a significant number of trees have …

Supreme Court reserves verdict in contempt plea on DDA for illegal tree felling in protected ridge area
2 months, 1 week 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 …

No Tree Cutting In Mumbai's Aarey Colony Without Our Permission : Supreme Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

No Tree Cutting In Mumbai's Aarey Colony Without Our Permission : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Friday directed the Tree Authority of the Mumbai Municipal Corporation not to grant tree felling permission within the Aarey colony area without the court's permission. The Court will hear pleas challenging the felling of trees in Aarey forest for the construction of a metro car shed on March 5, 2025. In November 2022, the Court had …

Municipal Commissioner Can't Act As 'Tree Officer' When Acting As Implementing Authority For Development Projects: MP High Court
2 months, 3 weeks ago

Municipal Commissioner Can't Act As 'Tree Officer' When Acting As Implementing Authority For Development Projects: MP High Court

Live Law  

The Indore Bench of Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that Municipal Commissioner cannot act as both a 'Tree Officer' as well as the Implementing Authority of a Development project seeking permission for tree felling. In doing so, the court directed the State Government to appoint any 'Forest Officer' not below the rank of Gazetted Officer as 'Tree Officer' before …

Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Chief Secretary To Constitute Committee To Suggest Measures To Reduce Tree Felling For State Funded Projects
3 months, 1 week ago

Andhra Pradesh HC Directs Chief Secretary To Constitute Committee To Suggest Measures To Reduce Tree Felling For State Funded Projects

Live Law  

The Andhra Pradesh High Court has directed the state's Chief Secretary to constitute a committee to look into the felling of trees in State-funded projects and suggest measures to reduce the felling of trees for execution of Government funded projects. The order was passed by a division bench of Chief Justice Dhiraj Singh Thakur and Justice Ravi Cheemalapati in a …

Review all pleas for chopping 50+ trees in Delhi: Top court to CEC
3 months, 1 week 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 …

Supreme Court orders tree census
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Supreme Court orders tree census

The Hindu  

While stating that cutting of trees will only be allowed in exceptional cases or in times of utmost necessity, the Supreme Court on Thursday directed the Tree Authority to conduct a census of the existing trees in the national capital. A Bench of Justices A.S. Oka and Augustine George Masih directed the authority to appoint the Forest Research Institute to …

SC mulls tree census with help of Forest Survey of India
3 months, 2 weeks ago

SC mulls tree census with help of Forest Survey of India

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Friday proposed a tree census to be conducted by the Tree Authority in the national capital by employing the Forest Survey of India. A Bench of Justices A.S. Oka and Manmohan also highlighted the need for a supervisory authority over Tree Officers under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati said …

No Pruning Of Trees Till Forest Department Has SOP On Compliance Under DPTA: Delhi High Court
3 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Supreme Court asks for list of ‘affluent persons’ benefiting from tree felling in Delhi Ridge
3 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court asks for list of ‘affluent persons’ benefiting from tree felling in Delhi Ridge

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Tuesday asked petitioners to prepare a list of the “affluent” persons who benefited from the illegal felling of trees in the protected ridge area for a road broadening project. Appearing before a Bench headed by Justice Surya Kant, senior advocate Gopal Sankaranarayanan, for the petitioners, said the road leading to the Central Armed Police Forces Institute …

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

Need tree census in Delhi, authority to verify tree officer’s work: SC
4 months 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, 1 week 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, 1 week 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 …

SC to hear plea to restrain Rly, MCD from tree felling in Inderpuri
4 months, 1 week ago

SC to hear plea to restrain Rly, MCD from tree felling in Inderpuri

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The Supreme Court. The Supreme Court has agreed to hear on Friday an application to restrain the Railways and the Delhi government from cutting trees in Inderpuri, central Delhi for the construction of a foot overbridge. According to the application, the construction of the foot overbridge will entail cutting 15-20 fully grown trees. The resident’s application said that …

Delhi forest dept moves request to cut trees, faces HC ire again
4 months, 1 week 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 …

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses self in Delhi Ridge tree felling case
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4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Delhi ridge tree felling case: CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Delhi ridge tree felling case: CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing

Deccan Chronicle  

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. Earlier, a bench headed by the then CJI D Y Chandrachud, since retired, had sought a personal affidavit of Delhi Lieutenant Governor V K Saxena in the case which had …

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses himself from hearing pleas related to felling of trees in Delhi ridge
4 months, 2 weeks 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 …

SC to resume hearing on tree-felling contempt case
4 months, 2 weeks 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, 3 weeks 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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, 3 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
5 months, 1 week 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 …

75% of projects in Delhi’s forest areas flouting terms, top court told
6 months, 3 weeks ago

75% of projects in Delhi’s forest areas flouting terms, top court told

Hindustan Times  

Three out of every four construction projects built recently in Delhi’s forest or Ridge areas have violated the conditions laid down by the top court, according to a review report of the Central Empowered Committee, which flagged rampant violations by several agencies. CEC said that out of the 20 projects, those that were yet to meet the conditions laid down …

SC seeks compensatory afforestation compliance in Delhi
6 months, 3 weeks ago

SC seeks compensatory afforestation compliance in Delhi

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi The bench, also comprising justice Augustine George Masih, permitted CEC to send notices to these project proponents, calling upon them to submit data of compliance within three months. The Supreme Court on Friday sought the response of project proponents, including government agencies and private entities, in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh for allegedly flouting compensatory afforestation norms over tree …

Supreme Court Directs Project Proponents Who Obtained Tree Felling Permissions To Submit Data On Compensatory Afforestation
6 months, 3 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
7 months 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; …

Public Authorities Should Take Best Efforts To Reduce Trees Required To Be Cut For Public Projects : Supreme Court
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Public Authorities Should Take Best Efforts To Reduce Trees Required To Be Cut For Public Projects : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has directed that every public authority seeking permission to cut trees for public projects must make best efforts to reduce the number of trees which are required to be cut by re-examining the alignment of the public project. The bench observed in the order : "Keeping in view the spirit of Article 51A of the Constitution of …

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

AAP protests against felling of 1,100 trees in Ridge area
8 months, 1 week 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 moots apparatus for tree-felling compliance
8 months, 1 week 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, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

‘L-G thinks he is a court’: SC slams Saxena, Delhi govt. on tree-felling in protected area
8 months, 2 weeks 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, 2 weeks 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 …

Delhi govt's fact finding panel visits area where 1,100 trees 'felled', alleges cover up
8 months, 3 weeks 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 …

South Delhi eco zone now a shrine to 1,100 felled trees
8 months, 4 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
9 months 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
9 months 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
9 months 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, …

Supreme Court Delhi LG Ordered Felling Of Trees Judicial Review DDA Over Deforestations In Ridge Area
9 months, 1 week 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 …

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

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

Live Law  

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 …

SC puts DDA in dock for hiding data on tree-felling
10 months, 2 weeks ago

SC puts DDA in dock for hiding data on tree-felling

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday pulled up the Delhi Development Authority for “taking them for a ride” by suppressing material facts on the cutting of trees in the Delhi Ridge area and initiated suo motu criminal attempt against the agency’s vice-chairperson for obstructing the administration of justice even as it directed that no further permission for tree felling in the …

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