The Supreme Court Monday pulled up the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) for trying to “overreach” its earlier order that allowed the corporation to seek the felling of 84 trees in Aarey forest for a Metro car shed project. The court directed the corporation to pay Rs 10 lakh as penalty.
The top court had allowed MMRCL to approach the tree authority for the felling of the trees in a November 29, 2022 order. But MMRCL, in its application before the authority, sought the felling of more trees than was permitted by the SC order. This application was cleared.
