On April 17, the apex court came down heavily on Mumbai Metro for trying to overreach its earlier order permitting the felling of only 84 trees in Aarey forest for a car shed project and directed it to pay Rs 10 lakh as penalty.
The Supreme Court on Friday permitted some forest dwelling tribals to move the Bombay High Court with their grievances related to the felling of trees in Mumbai's Aarey forest for the metro rail project. Many trees being cut for the project are on their land. A bench comprising Chief Justice D Y Chandrachud and Justice P S Narasimha took note of the submissions of senior
The top court, however, permitted the company to remove 177 trees from the area, saying a stay on tree felling would lead to the public project being brought to a standstill which is not desirable