Directing the State of Uttar Pradesh and other authorities to respond to serious allegations of environmental violations, the National Green Tribunal, Principal Bench, on December 23, 2025, issued notice in a plea alleging illegal felling of trees, encroachments and unauthorised construct
A bench of Chief Justice of India (CJI) BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran said it was a serious matter while referring to videos of vast numbers of timber logs washed down the hills by flood waters in Himachal Pradesh.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday was told by the Telangana government that it is in the process of coming out with a holistic development plan with respect to the Kancha Gachibowli forest area, where large-scale felling of trees had taken place.
The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has issued the 'Model Rules for Felling of Trees in Agricultural Lands', with the objective of supporting States and Union Territories in simplifying regulatory frameworks and promoting agroforestry. Agroforestry offers multiple be
The Supreme Court on Wednesday held that conduct of DDA on illegal felling of trees in Southern Ridge of Delhi to widen a road was contemptuous and issued detailed directions for remedial measures needed by DDA and the Delhi government.
Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) MLC K Kavitha thanked the Supreme Court for halting felling of trees in 400 acres land at Kancha Gachibowli area in Hyderabad.
It asked the Chief Secretary to respond to the queries of the court including to explain what was the "compelling urgency" to undertake developmental activities including the removal of trees from the forest area.
The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered no further felling of trees in 400 acres of forest land in Kancha Gachibowli in Telangana until its further order.
The Forest department filed a case against the producers of Yash-starrer 'Toxic' over the alleged axing of trees on forest land for the filming of the film in Bengaluru.
LG Saxena said that it was only after the incident of illegal felling of trees that happened from February 16 to 26, that he was informed in letter by the DDA Vice Chairman on June 10 about the said development.
The order of the apex court came on a contempt case initiated by it against the Vice Chairman of the DDA, Subhasish Panda, over the felling of about 1100 trees in southern ridge area of Delhi for road widening purposes.
The Supreme Court on Friday while hearing a case relating to the felling of trees in Southern Delhi's ridge forest area, directed the Delhi government to inform it as to how it will compensate illegal cutting of trees.