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On November 20, the apex court had accepted a uniform definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges and banned the grant of fresh mining leases inside its areas spanning Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat until experts’ reports are out, for which it directed the Centre to prepare a Comprehensive Management Plan for Sustainable Mining

Aravalli redefinition: SC stays its November verdict

December 29, 2025, 02:44 PM - 3 min read

A vacation bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant, along with Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih said a high-powered committee comprising domain experts be constituted to undertake an exhaustive and holistic examination of the issue and give a fair, impartial, and expert opinion

The Bench will be headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant.

Aravalli ‘definition’: SC Special Bench to hear suo moto case

December 28, 2025, 08:01 AM - 2 min read

The Supreme Court has taken suo moto cognisance of the matter on Saturday on the redefinition of the Aravalli Hills, following which a three-judge Special Vacation Bench will hear it on Monday

MP Deepender Hooda addressing mediapersons.

Centre should move SC on Aravalli ruling: Deepender Hooda

December 26, 2025, 06:38 PM - 5 min read

He said people across the country are rejecting the government’s intent and the way in which it presented its case in the Supreme Court to get the 100-metre definition approved, as the public has caught the government’s intention and its deceit in “selling” the Aravalli hills.

While the Aravalli range has been defined as all the landforms within 500 metres of two adjoining hills that are 100 metres or higher, a uniform definition of the Aravalli range applicable across all states and Union Territiories remains elusive

Govt asks states to ‘enforce’ SC’s Aravalli orders

December 25, 2025, 08:08 AM - 3 min read

The Union Environment Ministry on Wednesday asked the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, and Gujarat to “strictly” comply with directions issued by the Supreme Court preventing the granting of new mining leases across the Aravalli range until a management plan is finalised

The Congress leader, who has formerly been the Environment Minister, said that an area of 0.19 per cent of the total 1.44 lakh sq. km. of the Aravallis that’s presently under mining leases already amounts to 68,000 acres, which is a vast swath.

Govt ‘hell-bent’ on redefining Aravalli Range: Congress

December 23, 2025, 03:19 PM - 4 min read

Congress general secretary, Jairam Ramesh, said on Tuesday the Centre had “deliberately” ignored recommendations of the Forest Survey of India

SC decision puts 60% of Aravalli range at risk

November 24, 2025, 01:32 PM - 3 min read

In its recent order, the court banned issuing of new mining licences but accepted a new definition of the Aravalli range submitted by the Environment Ministry. Under the new definition, low hills under 100 metres will no longer receive local relief or mining protection.