Additional reply by Greater Mohali Area Development Authority in Original Application No 739 of 2023 in the matter of Environment Protection Society SAS Nagar & Others Vs Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change & Others, 28/11/2024.

The matter related to cutting of trees for widening of 3 roads.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zonal Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C Pandey Vs Bhopal Municipal Corporation & Others dated 20/02/2024.

Reply by the MoEF&CC in the matter of Prof Sanjeev Bagai & Others Vs Department of Environment GNCTD dated 02/02/2024.

Affidavit by Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Chandigarh in OA No 911 of 2022 (Prof. Sanjeev Bagai Vs Department of Environment GNCTD).

The NGT, December 5, 2023 had directed the authorities to file their replies regarding the aspect of protection of trees against illegal felling, pruning of trees, framing of guidelines/rules and other ancillary matters related to trees.

Judgment of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Sahil Garg Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 30/01/2024.

The matter related to concretization of open spaces, on the pretext of parking area requirements, and road-sides, in the name of pedestrian path, right upto the neck of the existing trees and non-implementation of any plantation program for developing green belts in open spaces and along the road-sides in SAS Nagar.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Santosh Yadav Vs State of Rajasthan & Others dated 16/01/2024.

A three member committee was directed by the NGT to look into the matter of violation of environmental rules and cutting the green trees in the premises of Government Senior Secondary School, Doomroli, block Neemrana, district Kotputli, Behror, Rajasthan. Various trees were uprooted, damaged and cut down without any permission/authority from the competent department/forest department.

Reply by Municipal Corporation, Ludhiana in the matter of Council of Engineers & Others Vs State of Punjab & Others dated 31/12/2023.

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Dr. Subhash C. Pandey Vs Bhopal Municipal Corporation & Others dated 11/09/2023.

The applicant, Subhash C. Pandey said that under the Capital Project Administration, plantation was done in the Bhopal city but the trees and plants are being cut or damaged and land under plantation has been diverted or continuously under encroachment by the unauthorised persons for personal and commercial purposes.

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Sunder Singh & Others Vs M/S Satish Kumar Garg and Company & Others dated 28/08/2023.

The Supreme Court, August 28, 2023 directed that till further orders are passed trees should not be cut by the mining company, M/S Satish Kumar Garg and Company on the strength of the environmental clearance by the State Expert Appraisal Committee (SEIAA) granted on August 8, 2023.