Legal Challenge Filed Over Tree Felling Permissions in Thane Metro Project
What happened
The Thane Municipal Corporation granted permissions for the felling of 519 trees and the transplantation of 2,693 trees in Thane for the Thane Integral Ring Metro project. A public interest litigation was subsequently filed in the Bombay High Court, challenging these permissions. The petition alleges that the civic administration acted arbitrarily because the mandatory statutory Tree Authority was not constituted.
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Why it matters
The legal challenge specifically targets the approval granted under the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975. The petition contends that the lack of a duly constituted Tree Authority makes the approvals legally untenable. The dispute involves the execution of a major metro corridor project in Thane.
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Who's involved
- ThaneLocation where the tree felling permissions were granted.
- TMCCivic body responsible for granting the tree felling permissions in Thane.
- MaharashtraState whose environmental law is being challenged by the litigation.
Who could feel it
Possible knock-on effectsThese are possibilities Brind reasoned out, not predictions, and not advice. Most are not stated in any report.
The legal challenge could delay the Metro project execution and increase associated costs for the Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority.