New Delhi, Dec. 29 -- Former Law Minister Ashwani Kumar on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court's decision to put in abeyance its November 20 ruling that had accepted the Central Environment Ministry's definition of the Aravalli Hills and Aravalli Range.

Speaking to ANI, Ashwani Kumar said, "The Aravalli judgment authored by the former Chief Justice of India, Justice Gavai, has led to a huge outrage in the country considering the issue of environment and there is a strong view in the country that the judgment would not be in aid of environmental regulation or in aid of the concerns of the nation to prevent environmental pollution."

"The Supreme Court has also taken suo moto notice in certain matters in the past and continuing in that tradi...