The Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL) on Friday told the Supreme Court no trees have been felled in the Aarey forest region to make way for a metro shed and only "weeds and bushes" have been cleared.
"Only weeds and bushes on the ground were cleared. There is an approach road. There were branches that required trimming for vehicles to pass through. No trees were cut. They have shown photographs of some other areas," Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, for the MMRCL, maintained before a Bench led by Justice U.U. Lalit.
The petitioners however said the law officer may not have been properly briefed.
