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Chief Justice of India SA Bobde hears an application for permission to fell thousands of trees.
CJI: PWD assures that they will compensate by planting the same trees in another area so that there is no loss to environment in general
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CJI: PWD assures that they will compensate by planting the same trees in another area so that there is no loss to environment in general
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CJI: not possible for us to accept a compensation in merely arithmetical terms especially when there is no statement forthcoming from Uttar Pradesh or PWD as to nature of trees that is to say they are classified as shrubs or large trees
CJI: Moreover there is no information available regarding age of the trees since its obvious that there cannot be compensatory reforestation if 100 year old tree is cut down. Ms Bhati, ASG for UP did not make a statement as to which forest dept intends to evaluate trees in Q
