The Supreme Court heard the case related to the definition of Aravalli Hills and Range on Monday (December 29, 2025) and stayed its old order. Chief Justice Surya Kant said, ‘It is necessary to consider whether controlled mining will be allowed in these 500 meter gaps. If so, what exact structural standards will be adopted to ensure that ecological sustainability is not affected?

The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognizance of this matter amid the controversy over the definition and range of Aravalli Hills. Along with CJI Surya Kant, Justice JK Maheshwari and Justice Augustine George Masih are also included in the bench. The court has put a stay on the earlier decision of the Supreme Court for the time being.

On 20th, the Supreme Court had approved a uniform and scientific definition of the Aravalli hills and range. Also, a ban was put on granting new mining leases in the Aravalli region spread over Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat until the experts’ report came.

The CJI said that it should also be decided whether 1,048 hills out of 12,081 meet the 100 meter height criteria is factually and scientifically correct or not. It will also have to be determined whether geological investigation is necessary.

CJI Surya Kant said that thereafter, the Supreme Court proposes to constitute a high-level expert committee to assess the report for a comprehensive examination of the above mentioned questions. He said that at the same time, the areas to be excluded from the Aravalli region should be identified in detail and it should also be examined whether such exclusion increases the risk of erosion while compromising the ecological integrity of the Aravalli mountain range.

On behalf of the Centre, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta said that before constituting the committee, the honorable courts will have to determine which areas the committee will investigate. CJI Surya Kant said that we consider it necessary that the recommendations of the committee and the instructions of this court be kept in abeyance for the time being. This moratorium will remain in effect until the formation of the committee. Notice is issued for 21st January. SG Tushar Mehta said that notice has been issued to the states not to carry out any further mining activity.

Former forest conservation officer RP Balwan has also filed a petition in this regard. RP Balwan says that the height scale of 100 meters for the Aravalli hills will weaken the efforts to conserve this vast mountain range. The Aravalli range extends from Gujarat to Delhi and acts as a wall between the Thar Desert and the northern plains. Environment Minister Bhupendra Yadav says that no new mining lease will be given until a management plan is prepared for sustainable mining in Aravali.

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Stubble Burning Delhi-NCR On Wednesday (September 17, 2025) in the pollution case to be held, the Supreme Court said that some farmers who do so should be sent to jail, so that others should also Message Go and this method can serve as a preventive. Court every year in October Stubble Burning Delhi-NCR I was hearing the petitions filed in the case of increasing pollution levels.

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According to NDTV report, Aparajita Singh said, ‘Last time farmers said that they then Stubble Burning is forbidden when from that area Satellite Will pass I want forgiveness, but since the year 2018, the Supreme Court has given big orders and farmers are only making excuses for their helplessness in front of you.

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Punjab government lawyer Rahul Mehra in Supreme Court Where Stubble Burning cases have now decreased and these cases will be less in the coming years. Farmers of Haryana and Punjab every year in the month of October-November Stubble Burning Smoke Because of Delhi NCR Pollution of Level Grows. Farmers burn crop residues to clean the fields. For this, they have another way to remove them with the help of laborers or from machines, about which farmers say that both these methods are very expensive for them.

The Supreme Court on Monday (11 August 2025) directed stray dogs to shift to the shelter home in Delhi-NCR, after which a big debate has been sparked in the country. The society is divided into two parts on the court’s decision. Now the matter has been sent to a 3 -judge bench, which includes Justices Vikram Nath, Sandeep Mehta and NV Anjaria. A bench of three judges will pronounce the verdict on Thursday (14 August 2025).

The bench of Justices JB Pardiwala and R Mahadevan on Monday ordered all stray dogs to be caught in Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad. There was a dispute about this. This order was being described as contrary to some old orders of the Supreme Court and Animal Birth Control Rules, 2023. The order came on Monday (13 August 2025) was uploaded in writing. By then, information about change in the bench came.

Main part of written order

1. In Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad, the municipal corporations should start catching stray dogs at the earliest. How to do this, decide yourself. If there is a need to form a force, then do it.

2. If someone puts a hindrance in it, then we will see it strictly. Children, old and others can roam safely. This is our priority. There is no need to listen to any emotional argument in this.

3. In Delhi, Noida, Ghaziabad, Gurugram and Faridabad, inform the court in 8 weeks by making dog shelters/pounds.

4. There is enough staff in the dog shelter home which can do sterilization, division and vaccination. CCTV monitoring. Dogs are not allowed to be taken out of the shelter home.

5. We are also concerned about dogs. There is no abuse or cruelty in the shelter home with them. Not too crowded in a shelter home. At least 2 responsible people should be on duty for monitoring all the time.

6. If someone wants to adopt dogs, then permission should be given according to the rules. Keep in mind that it does not mean to leave them back in the street, so appropriate conditions should be imposed while adopting them.

7. Prepare the record of every authority caught dogs. Present it in the next hearing. In any case, the dog should not be released back.

8. Do not be able to follow this order. There is a system to decide the identity of the caught dogs so that they could not be released back.

9. All related authority issue helpline number in 1 week. In this, the dog who cut the complaint should be caught in 4 hours of receiving the complaint.

10. Information related to the availability of rabies vaccine should be given to the people.

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