Supreme Court warns it will order demolition of buildings if condition to plant trees not satisfied

A Bench led by Justice Abhay S Oka emphasised that it would not hesitate to initiate contempt of court proceedings and order the demolition of construction in such cases.
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The Supreme Court on Monday warned that it would not hesitate to initiate contempt proceedings or order the demolition of properties if earlier directives to replace trees felled for construction projects are not followed [MC Mehta v Union of India and ors].

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