Bindu Kapurea v. Subhashish Panda & Ors.
Whether unauthorised tree felling and construction in the Delhi Ridge Forest without requisite permissions as directed by the Supreme Court in its…
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Decided
- 28 May 2025
- Citation
- [2025] 5 S.C.R. 2764
- Case no.
- DIARYNO AND DIARYYR No. 21171/2024
- Bench
- Surya Kant, N Kotiswar Singh
Issue for consideration
Whether unauthorised tree felling and construction in the Delhi Ridge Forest without requisite permissions as directed by the Supreme Court in its orders in M.C. Mehta v. Union of disobedience. Whether the omission to disclose during a hearing that tree felling had already commenced on an earlier date, while the relevant application remained pending, constitutes wilful disobedience that obstructed the administration of justice. If the breach by the Respondents is wilful and
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