Trees outisde forests in West Bengal still have no protection and there is no law to punish people who fell them at will. But if the government goes by a high court directive, that will a thing of past.The high court has asked the government to table the West Bengal Trees (Protection and Conservation in non-forest areas) Act, 2003, within eight weeks.A draft law that extends protection to trees on non-forest land across the state was submitted before the green bench today.The draft Act not only envisages protecting standing trees but also serves acaveat on stripping leaves and branches and cutting the trunks of those that have been uprooted.Any violent of the law will attract a penalty of Rs 1,000 or regorous imprisonment up to six months, or both.