Mr. Pradeep Vinayak Supnekar v. the State of Maharashtra
Case brief
What is this about?
The applicant sought permission to cut 12 trees and transplant 6 trees. The court granted permission conditional upon filing an undertaking to plant three new local trees for every felled tree, using half-grown saplings, and maintaining them for two years, complying with an expert committee report.
What did the court decide?
Permission granted to cut 12 trees and transplant 6 trees subject to undertaking to plant three new local trees for each felled tree and maintain them for two years.