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2 months 2 weeks 35 minutes ago
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: BMC says 1,000 trees to be fell for GMLR project
At the outset, senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for the Tree Authority of the BMC, said that for the GMLR project, it needed to fell over 1,000 trees. Rohatgi said out of these, 632 trees will be "transplanted" and 407 will have to be cut permanently.
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2 months 2 weeks 51 minutes ago
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Bench was hearing BMC plea seeking nod to axe trees for GMLR project
The bench was hearing a fresh plea of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) seeking a nod to fell trees for the GMLR project subject to compensatory afforestation. On August 14, the top court permitted the civic body`s tree authority to allow felling of 95 trees for the project.
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2 months 2 weeks 1 hour 10 minutes ago
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: `We will revoke all the permissions granted so far,` CJI Gavai cautions
"We will revoke all the permissions granted so far for the projects like Mumbai metro rail," the CJI cautioned. This led the counsel for the state government and its authorities to seek an opportunity to file a better affidavit by November 11.
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2 months 2 weeks 1 hour 25 minutes ago
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Mumbai News LIVE Updates: Maharashtra govt asked to file affidavit by November 11
A bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) B R Gavai and Justice K Vinod Chandran asked the state`s top officer to file an affidavit before it on or before November 11. The bench was furious when it was apprised that compensatory afforestation has not been given due attention.