SC orders stay on felling of apple trees on forest land in Himachal
New Delhi, July 29 -- In a relief to apple growers in Himachal Pradesh, the Supreme Court on Monday stayed a high court order directing the removal of fruit-bearing orchards from encroached forest lands. A bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and justices K Vinod Chandran and N V Anjaria was hearing a plea of former deputy mayor Tikender Singh Panwar and activist Rajiv Rai, a lawyer.
Appearing for Panwar, senior advocate P V Dinesh and advocate Subhash Chandran KR argued the HC had erred in its finding, which impacted lakhs of apple growers, especially in the monsoon season.P7...
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