New Delhi, Jan. 6 -- The Supreme Court on Monday told the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) that no tree felling would be permitted in the Delhi Ridge unless it fully complied with its earlier order directing the plantation of 1.67 lakh (167,000) saplings across the city.

The direction came as the court heard an application filed by the DDA seeking permission to fell an additional 473 trees for further widening a road in Chhatarpur leading to the Central Armed Police Forces Institute of Medical Sciences (CAPFIMS).

A bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said the court would not allow any fresh tree cutting unless it was satisfied that its earlier directions on afforestation had been implemented. "We will not allow anything t...