SC refuses deadline extension for Aravalli panel submissions
The Supreme Court refused to extend the deadline for submissions to the committee defining the Aravalli hills, citing potential misuse to delay the process.
On Wednesday, the Supreme Court declined to grant an extension for representations to the high-powered committee (HPC) responsible for defining the Aravalli hills. Chief Justice Surya Kant stated that granting such judicial extensions could be exploited by vested interests to delay proceedings. He emphasized that the court would not extend the deadline through a judicial order, although submissions could still be made to the committee.
The HPC, consisting of five members, was tasked with arriving at a uniform definition of the ecologically sensitive Aravalli hills and recommending measures to regulate future mining. The committee was given until August 11 to submit its report, after which the court would review it on September 7. The court rejected criticisms that the committee had overlooked Gujarat in its site inspections, noting that the notice had been widely publicized and urging stakeholders to submit their suggestions.
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