India, Sept. 5 -- Considering the unprecedented landslides and flooding in states like Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand, the Supreme Court on Thursday sought the stand of the Centre, National Disaster Management Authority and others, and observed "illegal felling of trees led to the disasters".
Observing a balance ought to be struck between "development and environment", a bench of Chief Justice BR Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran also issued notices to the Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, the National Highway Authorities of India (NHAI) as well as the Governments of Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Jammu and Kashmir and Punjab.
"We have seen unprecedented landslides and floods in Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and...