SC allows Mumbai Metro to pursue its plea for felling 84 bushes at Aarey Colony

By way of PTI

NEW DELHI: The Ideally suited Court docket on Monday authorized Mumbai Metro Rail Company Ltd to lift with the related authority its plea for felling 84 bushes at Mumbai’s Aarey Colony for developing educate ramps at its automotive shed venture.

A bench comprising Leader Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha took word of the submissions of Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta, showing for the Mumbai Metro, that the felling of 84 bushes had been wanted for developing ramps for the trains on the automotive shed.

“The MMRCL must be authorized to pursue its utility with the Tree Authority for felling 84 bushes,” the bench stated and glued the primary pleas towards the Metro venture for ultimate listening to in February subsequent yr.

Previous, the apex courtroom had in 2019 taken suo motu cognisance of a letter petition addressed to the Leader Justice of India by way of legislation scholar Rishav Ranjan in search of a keep at the felling of bushes within the colony.

The apex courtroom had restrained the government from felling any further bushes after the Solicitor Common submitted on behalf of the State of Maharashtra that no additional bushes shall be reduce.

The felling of bushes within the colony has been adverse by way of environmentalists and citizens.

NEW DELHI: The Ideally suited Court docket on Monday authorized Mumbai Metro Rail Company Ltd to lift with the related authority its plea for felling 84 bushes at Mumbai’s Aarey Colony for developing educate ramps at its automotive shed venture.

A bench comprising Leader Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha took word of the submissions of Solicitor Common Tushar Mehta, showing for the Mumbai Metro, that the felling of 84 bushes had been wanted for developing ramps for the trains on the automotive shed.

“The MMRCL must be authorized to pursue its utility with the Tree Authority for felling 84 bushes,” the bench stated and glued the primary pleas towards the Metro venture for ultimate listening to in February subsequent yr.

Previous, the apex courtroom had in 2019 taken suo motu cognisance of a letter petition addressed to the Leader Justice of India by way of legislation scholar Rishav Ranjan in search of a keep at the felling of bushes within the colony.

The apex courtroom had restrained the government from felling any further bushes after the Solicitor Common submitted on behalf of the State of Maharashtra that no additional bushes shall be reduce.

The felling of bushes within the colony has been adverse by way of environmentalists and citizens.