The Supreme Court has now stopped further felling of trees in the case. The apex court has ordered the Maharashtra government not to cut any trees in the matter … Sanjay Hegde argued on behalf of the students after which Justice Arun Mishra asked us to tell us whether this area is an Eco-sensitive zone. or not! He also said that we want to know its reality. You provide us the document … Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, on behalf of the Government of Maharashtra. He assured the court that no tree will be cut in this area from the government.
The Supreme Court also directed that the social activists who are protesting against the felling of trees, who have not been released so far, should be released immediately. At this, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta assured the court that all would be released with immediate effect. The apex court, while instructing to make the situation as it is, said that the Union Environment Ministry should also be included as a party in the case. The next hearing will be on 21 October.
The petitions challenging the decision to cut trees to build a metro car shed in Aarey Colony were rejected by the Bombay High Court. According to reports, 450 trees were cut by the electric machine by the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Limited (MMRCL) within two hours after nine o'clock at night after the High Court's decision came on Friday. Reports said that within 24 hours from Friday, around 2,134 pedigrees of the colony have been cut. A special bench was constituted for hearing by the apex court, taking the letter written in protest against the cutting of trees on behalf of students studying law.
The Maharashtra government's move is being strongly opposed across the country, including Mumbai. It is said that MMRCL had sent a team of 70 people to carry out the action of cutting 2,646 trees for the construction of Metro car shed, which people started opposing. Amid the protests, section 144 was imposed in the colony and its surrounding areas on Saturday morning and 29 people were arrested.
