Felling Of Trees Should Be The Last Resort In A City Gasping For Breath, Notice To DDA: Delhi High Court 

Felling Of Trees Should Be The Last Resort In A City Gasping For Breath, Notice To DDA: Delhi High Court 

The court restrained the Delhi Development Authority and others from felling trees on a plot located in Vasant Kunj. The court has also issued notice to the DDA and other parties seeking their response. Justice Jasmeet Singh said in the order that if any other alternative site is available, it must be seen.

The Court has restrained the Respondents from clearing the land and felling of trees on the plot comprised in Sector A Pockets B & C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi till the next date of hearing. The court has fixed the matter for hearing on July 3.

The court was hearing a plea filed by All Resident Welfare Society, seeking to restrain Seelam Arpit Brand Technologies Pvt Ltd, DDA and others from going ahead with the proposed complex on the piece of land. The petition also prayed to shift the proposed campus to an alternate plot