Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jagan Prasad Tehriya Vs State of Uttar Pradesh dated 23/05/2025. The applicant has alleged large-scale illegal felling of green trees within the Agra district, Uttar Pradesh. The application revealed instances of illegal tree felling at Fatehabad, Sadar, Kiraoli and Agra teshil.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Narender Kumar Vs State of Haryana & Others dated 14/05/2025.

In the application, the applicant said that for developing the dumping yard on panchayat owned land in village Pirthla, district Palwal, Haryana permission was granted for cutting of 43 trees only but as against this 68 trees have been cut. Counsel for the applicant referred to the report of the Sub-Divisional office/Magistrate office, Palwal which revealed that 25 trees were additionally cut without permission.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Ranu Bala Vs MoEF&CC & Others dated 05/05/2025. The applicant has alleged illegal felling of trees by the project proponent, a real estate developer company.

The Supreme Court (SC), May 1, 2025 made it clear that all applications would have to be made to the court seeking permission to fell trees irrespective of the number of trees to be felled as far as areas located within an aerial distance of 5 kilometers from the Taj Mahal are concerned.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of T N Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs Union of India & Others dated 26/03/2025.

The matter related to felling of Khair trees, Katra forest range, District Reasi, Jammu & Kashmir. The SC allowed the application in terms of two prayer clauses.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Pramod Tyagi Vs State of NCT of Delhi & Others dated 21/03/3035.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Balwinder Kaur Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 19/03/2024.

Balwinder Kaur, the applicant raised the grievance of risk of thousands of trees felling due to likelihood of land sliding. It was said that illegal mining is being carried out upto 15 to 20 feet in agricultural land adjacent to forest department land where thousands of trees are standing which are facing risk of land sliding on account of illegal mining which may result in tremendous loss to the environment.

Judgment of the Supreme Court in the matter of the Auroville Foundation Vs Navroz Kersasp Mody & Others dated 17/03/2025.

An appeal was filed in the SC in respect of the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, April 28, 2022. 

Order of the Supreme Court in the matter of M C Mehta Vs Union of India & Others dated 05/03/2025. The matter is related to the census of trees.

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Hardeep Sharma & State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 24/02/2025.

The applicant, Hardeep Sharma has sent the letter petition dated January 9, 2024 complaining that in village Chandpur, Pratapur of District Udham Singh Nagar, a colony is being developed for plotting purpose, wherein 1100 green and matured trees were standing and permission for cutting of 150 trees was granted but more than 600 trees have already been cut.

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