The Bombay High Court on Tuesday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to "reconsider" the blanket permission granted by it to some private and public agencies to trim trees on their premises. A bench of Justices A S Oka and R I Chagla asked on what basis had the civic body granted such blanket permissions, without any condition for determining whether
these agencies were adhering to provisions of the Trees Act and the BMC's own rules.

The bench was hearing an application filed by city-based activist Zoru Bhatena, challenging BMC's decision to allow some public and private agencies like Tata Power, Reliance Energy, the Railways, and the Airport Authority of India, to trim trees on their premises for the next three years.