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Himachal HC vacates stay on permitted felling, lopping of trees

Shimla, Aug 5 (UNI) Himachal Pradesh High Court has vacated the stay of all valid permissions granted for felling or lopping of trees by the appropriate authority.
The Court, however, directed that no tree and not even a single branch of any tree shall be cut under any circumstances without any authority of law.
The Division Bench comprising the Acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Jyotsna Rewal Dua passed these orders on a petition treated as Public Interest Litigation (PIL), whereby the petitioner has highlighted the issue of illegal felling of healthy green trees within the jurisdiction of M C, in violation of the statutory provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, H P Municipal Corporation Act and directions passed by the Apex Court, High Court and the National Green Tribunal.
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