Supreme Court orders tree census, restricts felling of more than 50 trees without permission
The Hindu
Supreme Court orders tree census, vetting of tree felling decisions, and supervision of Tree Officers in Delhi.
The Supreme Court orders the Tree Authority and the Forest Research Institute to conduct tree census.
They will take guidance from a three-member expert committee.
The court directs that any decision by a Tree Officer permitting the felling of over 50 trees must be vetted by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC).
The court observed that preservation of trees is the primary duty of a Tree Officer, who should not allow their felling in mechanically passed orders.
The Supreme Court proposed a tree census to be conducted by the Tree Authority in the national capital by employing the Forest Survey of India (FSI).
A Bench of Justices A.S. Oka and Manmohan also highlighted the need for a supervisory authority over Tree Officers under the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994.
Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati said both the FSI and the Forest Research Institute were equipped to conduct the tree census.
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