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"In a city gasping for breath, I am of the view that felling of trees should be the last resort. In case any other alternative site is available, the same must be looked at", Justice Jasmeet Singh said.
While observing that in a city gasping for breath, felling of trees should be the last resort in the national capital, the Delhi High Court has restrained Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and others from “clearing of land and felling of trees” on a plot in South Delhi’s Vasant Kunj.
The vacation bench of Justice Jasmeet Singh said, “My attention has been drawn to photographs which show that the plot of land has become a biodiversity park with beautiful trees, wildlife, birds, etc. In a city gasping for breath, I am of the view that felling of trees should be the last resort. In case any other alternative site is available, the same must be looked at”.
The single-judge bench was hearing a plea moved by the All Residents Welfare Society, which sought to restrain Caelum Arpit Brand Technologies Private Limited, the DDA and others “from going ahead with a proposed complex”. The plea also prayed that the proposed complex be shifted to an alternative plot suitable for the purpose.
The construction of the complex required clearing of land, felling of trees and carrying out construction on the plot in Sector A Pockets B&C, Vasant Kunj.
“For the said reasons, till the next date of hearing, the respondents are restrained from clearing of land and felling of trees on the plot comprised in Sector A Pockets B&C, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi,” the court ordered.
Accordingly, the court listed the matter before the roster bench on July 3.
Case Title: All Residents Welfare Society (ARWS) v. Caelum Arpit Brand Technologies Private Limited & Ors.
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