The Court has set aside guidelines that had allowed the pruning of trees in Delhi with a girth of up to 15.7 cm without the permission of the Tree Officer.
The Delhi High Court recently made it clear that the permission of the Tree Officer in line with the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994 (DPT Act) is mandatory before pruning trees in Delhi regardless of the tree’s girth size [Prof Dr Sanjeev Bagai & Ors v Department of Environment Govt of NCT of Delhi & Ors].
To this end, the Court set aside guidelines that had allowed the pruning of branches of trees having a girth size of up to 15.7 cm without prior permission from the Tree Officer.
