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Senior Congress person Jairam Ramesh connected Tuesday (December 30, 2025) urged the Supreme Court to instrumentality suo motu cognisance of 3 different "urgent" biology matters, including the redrawing of the Sariska tiger reserve boundaries.
In a station connected X, the Congress wide caput referred to the apex court's bid connected Monday (December 29, 2025) -- recalling, connected its own, its November 20 verdict connected the redefinition of the Aravallis -- and said it was astir indispensable and welcome.
The erstwhile Environment Minister said the earlier verdict, had been "enthusiastically embraced by the Modi government".
"Now, 3 different urgent tasks await the Honourable Supreme Court connected biology matters that should besides beryllium taken up suo moto, similar the Aravallis matter," helium said.
Mr. Ramesh said connected August 6, the tribunal had enactment connected clasp the connection of the Rajasthan authorities and the Government of India to redraw the boundaries of the Sariska Tiger Reserve to alteration the reopening of astir 57 closed mines. This connection should beryllium rejected categorically, helium asserted.
He added that connected November 18, the Supreme Court had besides opened the doorway for a reappraisal of its earlier verdict from May 16 barring retrospective biology approvals.
"Such approvals spell against the precise foundations of jurisprudence and marque a mockery of governance. The reappraisal was uncalled for. Retrospective approvals should ne'er beryllium permitted," Mr. Ramesh said.
He besides said the National Green Tribunal (NGT) was acceptable up successful October 2010 by an Act of Parliament aft elaborate consultations with the Supreme Court and with its afloat enactment and backing. Its powers person been thoroughly diluted implicit the past decade, according to the Congress leader.
"The Supreme Court's involution is present indispensable to guarantee that the NGT is allowed to relation arsenic per instrumentality without fearfulness oregon favour," helium said.
The apex tribunal kept successful abeyance the directions successful its November 20 verdict that had accepted a azygous explanation of the Aravalli hills and ranges recommended by a committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.
It besides projected to represent a high-powered committee comprising domain experts to undertake an exhaustive and holistic introspection of the issue.
