New Delhi, Dec. 28 -- Amid concerns over controversial redefinition of Aravalli hills, the Supreme Court on Saturday declared that a three-judge vacation bench will discuss the matter on 29 December. The apex court took suo motu cognisance of the row around Aravallis and listed the matter as 'Definition of Aravalli Hills and Mountain Ranges and Related Issues.'

Chief Justice Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice AG Masih are slated to presided over the hearing scheduled for Monday. The Aravalli row set off after the Centre released a new definition of the Aravalli Range. Environmentalists and scientists alike alleged that the revised criteria describing the ancient mountain range across Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat was introduc...