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SC must stop retrospective environmental approvals, Sariska boundary revision: Jairam Ramesh

Published - December 30, 2025 05:16 pm IST - New Delhi “The Supreme Court’s intervention is now essential to ensure that the NGT is allowed to function as per law without fear or favour,” Jairam Ramesh said. File | Photo Credit: SHIV KUMAR PUSHPAKAR Senior Congress leader Jairam Ramesh on Tuesday (December 30, 2025) urged the Supreme Court to take suo motu cognisance of three other "urgent" environmental matters, including the redrawing of the Sariska tiger reserve boundaries. In a post on X, the Congress general secretary referred to the apex court's order on Monday (December 29, 2025) -- recalling, on its own, its November 20 verdict on the redefinition of the Aravallis -- and said it was most necessary and welcome.

SC must stop retrospective environmental approvals, Sariska boundary revision: Jairam Ramesh

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Key Highlights

  • The former Environment Minister said the earlier verdict, had been "enthusiastically embraced by the Modi government".
  • "Now, three other urgent tasks await the Honourable Supreme Court on environmental matters that should also be taken up suo moto, like the Aravallis matter," he said.
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  • Ramesh said on August 6, the court had put on hold the proposal of the Rajasthan government and the Government of India to redraw the boundaries of the Sariska Tiger Reserve to enable the reopening of around 57 closed mines.
  • This proposal should be rejected categorically, he asserted.
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