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The Punjab and Haryana High Court has put a hold on the allocation of four commercial sites and seven residential plots that fall within the protected Aravali green belt located between DLF-1 and Sector 42. Located within Sector 26A is a green belt spanning an area of 5,000 square metres. This region is a part of Aravali Plantation, which is protected by the Central Forest (Conservation) Act. Activities that are not related to forests and the act of cutting trees are prohibited by the law.
Last month, Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. (BPCL) submitted a petition that is currently being reviewed by the high court. The argument put forth was that the current situation regarding the land has already been established according to a 2016 ruling, which came about due to a request made by the DLF Qutub Enclave Residents Welfare Association. The decision of the court is still awaited with regards to the DLF petition. Earlier this year, the HSVP conducted an auction for the sale of various plots of land, including a 932 square metre area for a creche, 640 square metres for two compact nursing homes, and a larger nursing home spanning over 1,816 square metres on a green belt.
On May 31, Justices GS Sandhawalia and Harpreet Kaur Jeevan temporarily prevented the allocation, arguing that the first Division Bench's interim ruling on maintaining the status quo prevented the respondents from altering the development plan. The allocation to a third party was especially concerning. For now, the individuals being addressed are requested to refrain from assigning the locations to any external parties. The next hearing for the case will be on September 13 in the Punjab and Haryana High Court.
In addition to BPCL, the DLF Qutub Enclave Residents Welfare Association has lodged a legal request to challenge the recent assignments. In the initial week of July, the high court has arranged to consider this request. Local inhabitants contend that any building activity in the green zone would not only breach ecological regulations but also instigate congestion in the vicinity. According to them, the High Court has previously halted HSVP's efforts to put this land up for auction on more than one occasion.
Back in 2015, HSVP distributed a section of land in this verdant area for the purpose of establishing a gas station. In 2016, the High Court ordered the status quo to be preserved after the DLF Qutub Enclave RWA disputed the decision. Repeatedly, HSVP is attempting to market the green belt. Baljeet Singh, the president of DLF Qutub Enclave RWA, declared that they would exert every effort to protect it. According to Rama Rani Rathi, the corporator who is leaving office in Ward 34, which encompasses the verdant zone, the HSVP failed to comply with the 2016 direction of the HC. Until last week, HSVP officials could not be contacted for a statement.
The Aravalli range sprawls across the north-west region of India, spanning approximately 692 km from Gujrat to Delhi through the states of Rajasthan and Haryana. The mean height ranges from 600 to 900 metres. The region boasts numerous fortresses and royal residences and has a complex past intertwined with the evolution of human society.
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