Aravalli Enforcement Vacuum

Rocky Aravalli ridge illustrating the enforcement vacuum affecting groundwater recharge and biodiversity during judicial abeyance

Aravalli Enforcement Vacuum During Judicial Abeyance I. Procedural Background On 29 December 2025, the Supreme Court of India, acting suo motu, placed its earlier directions issued in November 2025 concerning the application of the 100-metre hill definition in the Aravalli region in abeyance and constituted a High-Powered Expert Committee to reassess scientific and regulatory parameters. … Read more