Kalpavriksh Ors vs Union Of India Ors on 17 July, 2014
15. The learned counsel for the petitioner refers to a recommendation
made by the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education,
Dehradun in Kalpavriksh vs. Union of India (supra). The said
recommendation was made in July 1999 because on account of
continued digging of the earth near the roots of trees on Tilak Marg
and Akbar Road, the tamarind trees (Tamarindus indica) were drying
up and dying. Sadly, almost of a quarter of century later, the lack of
care continues unabated. It would, therefore, be in the fitness of
things, if permission of the Tree Officer is first taken before the
initiation of any civil work, which are likely to be made within a
distance of 2mts from any existing tree. An order, in this regard, may
well be passed by the Chief Secretary, GNCTD, with a copy to all
Central Government agencies, Commissioners of the Municipal
Corporations and CEO, Delhi Cantonment Board.
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