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DELHI FOREST RESERVE
The Supreme Court censured the higher Delhi administration for unlawfully destroying trees in the restricted forest area. The court’s action came in response to an estimated 1100 unauthorized tree cuttings that took place in the reserve forest. The Delhi government responded by stating they will take strong measures to address the issue.
Environment and Forest Minister Gopal Rai held an emergency meeting of the Forest Department after this matter grew serious and came under the scrutiny of the Supreme Court. He made it clear that he needed all the information regarding this issue, along with all the documents and status reports up to this point. of it. He has given the forest department one day’s notice for this, or until tomorrow morning at 11 a.m. on Friday.
THIS ENTIRE CASE IS ABOUT DDA’S ILLEGAL FELLING OF TREES.
Here’s the revised text with the Forest Department’s inaction phrased in active voice:
The matter has received a great deal of attention from the Supreme Court. An NGO anonymously submitted a petition concerning the reserve forest.
A few days ago, a non-governmental organization filed a petition with the Supreme Court, alleging that the Forest Department has illegally chopped down 1100 trees in the Delhi Reserve Forest. Since so many trees have been unlawfully felled, anyone wishing to cut a significant number of trees must obtain permission.
Deforestation is the purposeful clearing of forest land. Throughout history and into modern times,forests have been razed to make space for agriculture and animal grazing, and to obtain wood for food manufacturing , and construction.
This revision directly accuses the Forest Department of the illegal tree cutting.
According to NGOs, the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) petitioned the Supreme Court for authorization to cut trees following reports of tree-cutting.
However, the DDA failed to disclose to the court that they themselves had been cutting trees illegally thus violating the law of the land.
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The Supreme Court has also summoned the Delhi Government and the Minister of Forests and Environment to respond to this plea and explain the Forest Department’s inaction in preventing the illegal tree cutting.
The Supreme Court queried the Delhi Development Authority (DDA), asking whose permission they had obtained to cut the trees, in response to the NGO’s argument that only the Supreme Court can authorize tree cutting. Now that their illegal activities have been expose, the DDA is approaching the court with a request.
Following its ruling,
The Supreme Court itself criticized the Delhi administration and questioned.
why no legal action had been taken against them for their unlawful tree-cutting practices.
Despite being informed of the issue, the Delhi administration has yet to make a decision.
The Supreme Court’s ruling on unlawful tree-cutting
Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan have notified the principal secretary of the environment and forest department in the Delhi Government about this matter.
Through that letter, Justices Abhay S. Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan informed the Principal Secretary of the environment and forest department in the Delhi Government that he would need to provide an affidavit explaining why he authorized the tree-cutting, despite only the Supreme Court having the final say on the matter. They also questioned why the DDA was not prosecute, despite having full knowledge of the unlawful tree-cutting.
Delhi Tree Preservation Act of 1994?
The Delhi Preservation of Trees Act (DPTA) of 1994 provides legal protection to trees in Delhi, India. The Act aims to prohibit any activity that could hinder a tree’s ability to grow or regenerate. According to the law, any woody plant that stands at least one meter tall above the ground and has branches supported by a trunk or body with a diameter of at least five cm is considered a tree.
Penalties for unlawful tree-cutting in Delhi?
A person found guilty of violating any provisions of this Act, its rules, or both, may face imprisonment for up to one year, a fine of up to one thousand rupees, or both.
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