The Supreme Court of India took a stern stance on Sunday against prolonged bureaucratic procrastination, flatly dismissing an application seeking a six-month extension for a high-powered committee tasked with defining the uniform ecological boundaries of the Aravalli mountain range. A three-judge bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant mandated that the panel submit its comprehensive report strictly by November 30.
The apex court remarked that indefinite administrative delays enable illicit stone quarrying and unauthorized real estate construction to obliterate the critical ecological barrier that protects northern plains from desertification. The judges warned that state authorities in Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat would face contempt proceedings if statutory definitions and georeferenced boundary demarcations are not finalized within the stipulated timeline.
Environmental jurists and citizen conservationists hailed the court’s uncompromising directive, noting that ambiguous legal terminology has long been exploited by commercial mining syndicates to evade ecological restrictions. The ruling establishes a definitive legal timetable to safeguard the ancient mountain range’s fragile wildlife corridors and groundwater recharge basins.
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https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/energy-and-environment/supreme-court-refuses-extension-for-aravalli-panel-sets-november-30-deadline-for-final-report/article71438037.ece