BENGALURU: In a relief for Bangalore Metro Rail Corporation Limited (BMRCL), the Supreme Court summarily dismissed a special leave petition (SLP) against the December 23, 2021 order of the Karnataka high court, granting permission for cutting/felling 577 trees along Nagawara-Gottigere Metro alignment in terms of the Tree Expert Committee report.
A bench comprising justices DY Chandrachud, Surya Kant and Vikram Nath dismissed the SLP filed by Dattatraya T Devare, petitioner in the PIL before the high court.
The HC had noted that according to the November 18, 2021 expert committee report, out of the 833 trees examined, 44 were found suitable for retention and 212 for translocation, thus saving 256 trees.
