Order of the High Court of Uttarakhand at Nainital in the matter of Tara Singh Rajput Vs State of Uttarakhand & Others dated 07/11/2016 regarding the issue of felling of trees indiscriminately as well as the unauthorized constructions, in the close vicinity of Bhimtal Lake area, Nainital district in the state of Uttarakhand.

Court ordered a a complete ban on the felling of trees within the radius of five kilometers in and around Bhimtal, Nainital, Khurpatal, Sattal, Nauckuchiytal Lakes and no fresh/further construction shall be carried out within the radius of two kilometers, in and around Bhimtal, Nainital, Khurpatal, Sattal, Nauckuchiytal Lakes, without getting assessed the bearing capacity of the areas from a specialized institution like National Environment Engineering Research Institute, Nagpur (NEERI).