Aravalli Hills | Supreme Court Intervenes In Aravalli Hills Row, CJI-Led Bench To Hear Case
Aravalli News | The Supreme Court will hear on Monday a case on the controversial definition of Aravalli hills and other issues linked to it. It took up the matter on its own (suo moto). A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari, and Justice AG Masih will hear the case, which has been listed as 'Definition of Aravalli Hills and Mountain Ranges and Related Issues.' The Aravalli controversy began after the Centre notified a new definition of the Aravalli Range, a decision that activists and scientists alleged could open vast stretches of the fragile mountain ecosystem to mining. For now though, the Supreme Court has put on hold new leases for mining in the Aravallis until a comprehensive management plan for sustainable mining is prepared.
