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

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” …

Delhi Court Trees Bench Tree Ridge Dda

2 weeks ago

Suggest names for agency to boost green cover in Delhi: SC

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court, on Monday, proposed to appoint an agency which could suggest steps towards enhancing the national capital’s depleting green cover. We therefore propose to appoint an agency to suggest measures for enhancing green cover of national capital territory of Delhi. Earlier in one of its hearings, the apex court had directed the Delhi government and the …

Delhi Court Green Cover Dda Green Cover Suggest Measures

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 …

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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 …

Delhi Supreme Court Court Trees Act Tree Dda

AAP's Somnath Bharti Accuses BJP Of Using Police, DDA To Stop Chhath Celebrations In Delhi, Party Reacts

ABP News

Senior AAP leader Somnath Bharti on Thursday accused the BJP of using the police and the Delhi Development Authority to stop Purvanchalis from celebrating Chhath Puja in the national capital. "The anti-Purvanchali face of the BJP has been exposed after it stopped people from the Hauz Khas village from celebrating Chhath at the place where it used to be held …

Delhi Bjp Chhath Bharti Dda Somnath Bharti Chhath Puja

3 months, 2 weeks ago

Shifting of deer from Delhi’s Deer Park likely by month-end

Hindustan Times

The Delhi Development Authority will finally begin the move to relocate more than 400 deer out of south Delhi’s iconic Deer Park and is expected to complete the translocation process in about 15 days, officials aware of the matter said. Once the process is complete, the park, which was originally meant to serve as a habitat for only six deer, …

Zoo Delhi Process Park Deer Dda Deer Park

3 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; …

Court Trees Supreme Cut Dda Bharadwaj Delhi Minister

4 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 …

Delhi Supreme Court Court Trees Forest Told Saxena

5 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 …

Trees Dda Southern Ridge

5 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 …

Delhi Court Trees Forest Cec Dda Compulsory Afforestation

5 months ago

6.7 million saplings to be planted in Delhi

Hindustan Times

New Delhi Officials said 4.8 million trees and shrubs were planted in 2022-23 and 8.9 million in 2023-24. Lieutenant governor VK Saxena on Thursday directed all agencies in Delhi to cumulatively plant 6.7 million saplings in 2024-25, according to a statement released by the LG secretariat. Officials said that despite the paucity of land in the Capital, the LG directed …

Delhi Plantation Officials Million Dda

5 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 Trees Delhi Government 422 Trees

5 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 …

Delhi Court Contempt Case Delhi Police Dda Petitioner

5 months, 2 weeks 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 …

Delhi Supreme Court Court Dda Petitioner Sankaranarayanan

5 months, 2 weeks ago

CEC rejects proposal by CAPFIMS to expand campus in parts of Ridge

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court-appointed Central Empowered Committee has rejected a proposal from the Central Armed Police Forces Institute for Medical Sciences to extend its existing campus — in parts of the morphological and Southern Ridges in the Maidangarhi area — by 17.75 acres, according to documents seen by HT. “.Now coming back for seeking permission to utilize the area earmarked for …

Proposal Campus Road Area Ridge Cec Dda

5 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 Court Work Trees Road Cut Dda

5 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 …

Environment Delhi Court Trees Forest Minister Gopal Rai

5 months, 4 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 …

Delhi Supreme Court Information Trees Singh Officer Site

6 months 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 …

Delhi Supreme Court Court Trees Bench Ridge This Court

6 months 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 …

Delhi Court Trees Tree Dda

7 months, 1 week ago

SC rebukes DDA for cutting trees in Delhi Ridge, says can’t trust it now

Hindustan Times

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday expressed its sharp disapproval of Delhi Development Authority vice chairman Subhashish Panda’s affidavit that claimed 642 trees were cut in the Delhi Ridge without his knowledge, saying the top court “cannot trust the DDA now”. The Supreme Court was a contempt petition by Bindu Kapurea against DDA V-C Subhashish Panda over the felling …

Delhi Court Land Trees Forest Road Forest Land

7 months, 1 week ago

Juniors, Contractor Did It : DDA Vice Chairman Tells Supreme Court In Contempt Case Over Tree Felling In Delhi Ridge

Live Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday indicated that it might initiate criminal contempt proceedings against the Delhi Development Authority Vice Chairman in the matter concerning the rampant felling of trees in Delhi's Ridge Forest area in violation of its previous orders in M.C. “Subhasish Panda, DDA Vice Chairman appears before the court and accepts that not only the trees on the …

Delhi Court Trees Forest Tree Vice Ridge

7 months, 1 week ago

May act against officials over tree felling at Delhi Ridge, says Supreme Court

Hindustan Times

The Supreme Court on Tuesday expressed its displeasure over the cutting of trees in Delhi’s Ridge, and warned that it may start criminal contempt proceedings against the Delhi Development Authority vice-chairman, directing the bureaucrat to provide in an affidavit details of the number of trees felled, the officials who gave permission for the same, and the time when the tree …

Delhi Supreme Court Court Trees Tree Ridge Dda

7 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 Supreme Court Order Trees Dda Felling Status Quo

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

Suggest names for agency to boost green cover in Delhi: SC

CJI Sanjiv Khanna recuses self in Delhi Ridge tree felling case

Supreme Court questions process to allow tree felling in Delhi

AAP's Somnath Bharti Accuses BJP Of Using Police, DDA To Stop Chhath Celebrations In Delhi, Party Reacts

Shifting of deer from Delhi’s Deer Park likely by month-end

DDA admitted it cut trees without nod, claims Delhi minister

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

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

SC moots apparatus for tree-felling compliance

6.7 million saplings to be planted in Delhi

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

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

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

CEC rejects proposal by CAPFIMS to expand campus in parts of Ridge

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

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

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

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

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

SC rebukes DDA for cutting trees in Delhi Ridge, says can’t trust it now

Juniors, Contractor Did It : DDA Vice Chairman Tells Supreme Court In Contempt Case Over Tree Felling In Delhi Ridge

May act against officials over tree felling at Delhi Ridge, says Supreme Court

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