New Delhi, Jan. 27 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday observed that development and environmental protection must progress together, while declining to interfere with tree felling undertaken for the second phase of a riverfront development project in Ahmedabad.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai, Justice R. Mahadevan and Justice Joymalya Bagchi was hearing a plea filed by a resident of Hansol village in Ahmedabad, raising concerns over large-scale tree felling for the project.
Refusing to grant relief, the Court noted that the trees which were felled were largely of wild growth and that their regeneration would not require significant effort. "Development and environment have to go hand in hand," the Chief Justice observed....