Judgement of the National Green Tribunal regarding tree cutting in the city of Thane, Maharashtra, 16/03/2017
Judgement of the National Green Tribunal (Western Zone Bench, Pune) in the matter of Pradeep Indulkar Vs Municipal Corporation for the City of Thane dated 16/03/2017 regarding tree cutting in the city of Thane under the garb of trimming and pruning the trees in contravention of provisions of the Maharashtra (Urban Areas) Protection and Preservation of Trees Act, 1975.
NGT directs Thane Municipal Corporation to evolve the procedure for dealing with the proposals of tree felling, including trimming/pruning of trees and maintaining its record keeping within two months.