The Supreme Court of India, in its order dated November–December 2025, considered the recommendations of the Committee constituted by it vide order dated 9/5/24 and its further directions dated 12/8/2025 regarding uniform policy level definition of Aravali Hills and Ranges specifically in ...

December 30, 2025 - Apart from experts, the Court has also instructed the Amicus Curae K. Parameshwar and the Supreme Court’s Central Empowered Committee to aid the assessment. “This stay shall remain in effect until the present proceedings reach a state of logical finality,” reads the order, adding that in the interim, the Forest Survey of India’s suggested definition from 2010 should be adopted. The Forest Survey of India recommends defining the Aravallis as hills with gentle slopes of three degrees or more, with a buffer of 100 metres around the slope’s downside.

1 week ago - However, noting that certain clarifications were needed regarding the definition of Aravalli Hills it had earlier approved, the Supreme Court had on December 29, 2025 ordered to keep in abeyance its November 20, 2025 ruling that was based on ...

January 8, 2026 - Absolute Ban on Mining Permissions: No new or renewed mining leases shall be granted in the Aravali Hills and Ranges (as defined in the FSI Report dated 25.08.2010) without prior permission of the Supreme Court.

December 29, 2025 - It noted that public criticism ... and Climate Change and had banned fresh mining leases across the Aravalli belt spanning Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat until expert studies were completed....

February 26, 2026 - The Supreme Court made it clear Thursday afternoon that all mining in the Aravalli Hills must stop and that status quo must be maintained till it decides otherwise, i.e., till the federal government and environment experts agree on the topographical ...

December 31, 2025 - The Supreme Court on Monday kept in abeyance its November 20 judgment upholding a government expert panel definition restricting the world’s oldest surviving mountain systems, the Aravalli, to hills sporting an elevation of 100 metres or above, and hill clusters, slopes and hillocks located within 500 metres of each other.

About: The Supreme Court accepted a uniform, scientific definition of the Aravalli Hills and Ranges proposed by a committee under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) to regulate mining and protect the ecosystem.

January 2, 2026 - The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India delivered its judgement on 20 November 2025 in the matter of T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Others. In this judgement, the Court elaborated the definition of ‘Aravali Hills’ and ‘Aravali Ranges’, emphasised the importance of conserving ...

January 7, 2026 - In its judgment dated 20 November ... of the Aravalli Hills: only landforms rising 100 metres or more above local relief, along with their slopes and adjacent land, qualify as part of the range....

December 31, 2025 - A three-member Supreme Court bench led by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant on Monday stayed its own November 20 order that accepted a 100-metre height definition for the Aravalli Hills, and decided to form a High-Powered Expert Committee with ...

March 25, 2026 - The Supreme Court greenlights the Bijwasan railway project, ruling that the invasive Prosopis juliflora (Vilayati Kikar) does not constitute a protected "de-facto forest." Explore the landmark verdict on Aravalli ecological restoration and Delhi's ...

December 29, 2025 - The Supreme Court approved a definition of the Aravalli hills as landforms, discounting their geological and ecological characteristics. Experts say this judgement undoes much of the previous court orders that have restricted mining and real ...

December 28, 2025 - On November 20, the Supreme Court accepted the 100-metre recommendation of the ministry. The CEC is a body set up by the SC in 2002 to monitor and ensure compliance of its orders related to environment and forests.

December 29, 2025 - The Supreme Court has stayed its own order issued on 20th November on the Aravalli hills and the Aravalli range definition.

1 week ago - In its latest order, the court observed that a “fair, impartial and independent expert opinion” was essential after consulting all stakeholders to provide clarity on contentious issues concerning the protection of the Aravalli ecosystem.

December 30, 2025 - Supreme Court revisits Aravalli Range definition amid ecological concerns.

December 29, 2025 - An aerial view of Aravalli Range ... definition of Aravalli hills approved by Supreme Court, the SC put its November judgment in abeyance on Monday (December 29, 2025)....

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