The Supreme Court on Thursday passed an interim order staying the felling of trees in the Telangana Kancha Gachibowli forest area near the Hyderabad Central University campus, reports Live Law.
The issue was mentioned before a bench of Justices BR Gavai and Augustine George Christ.
The bench has directed the Registrar of the Telangana High Court to conduct an on-site inspection and submit a report by 3:30 pm today, as per a Live Law report.
The state Chief Secretary has been directed to ensure that trees are not felled till further orders. The court will hear the matter today at 3:45 pm.
"We, therefore, direct the registrar (judicial) of the High Court of Telangana to forthwith visit the site in question and submit his interim report by 3.30 pm today," the bench said.
"We clarify that we are not staying the proceedings before the Telangana High Court," the bench added.
Meanwhile, students of the University of Hyderabad are protesting against the state government's plans to develop the 400-acre land parcel bordering the varsity land.
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The Telangana High Court has directed the Congress dispensation to halt all the works in this regard until April 3.
