Supreme Court constitutes High-Powered Committee to examine Aravalli Hills and invite stakeholder inputs
Supreme Court constitutes High-Powered Committee to examine Aravalli Hills and invite stakeholder inputs.
- The Supreme Court of India constituted a High-Powered Committee to examine matters related to the Aravalli Hills and Ranges.
- The High-Powered Committee must submit a comprehensive report to the Supreme Court before 31 August 2026.
What happened
The Supreme Court of India has constituted a High-Powered Committee (HPC) to examine matters related to the Aravalli Hills and Ranges and ancillary issues. The committee has been asked to submit a comprehensive report to the Supreme Court before 31 August 2026.
The committee has invited representations, suggestions and inputs from stakeholders in the States of NCT of Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat, along with environmentalists, conservationists, not-for-profit organisations, mining lease holders, project proponents, villagers, farmers, mine workers, local communities and other interested persons or entities with a legitimate interest in the issues under examination.
UPSC may ask about the Supreme Court’s role in environmental governance, the ecological significance of the Aravalli system, the tensions between conservation and mining-led livelihoods, and the need for cooperative federalism across Delhi, Rajasthan, Haryana and Gujarat in managing a shared landscape.
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