The Meghalaya High Court has sought further consideration on its April 9, 2025 – order related to tree felling in the state.

The order had mandated certain procedures and guidelines for tree felling, which the state government has now sought to modify.

The Advocate General has submitted that the modification is necessary in view of the fact that though Rules and Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) as mandated by Supreme Court

orders are in place, the directions contained in the order dated 09.04.2025, effectively create a parallel mechanism through a Committee of officials and experts, which supplants and overrides the statutory authority vested in the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) and the appellate mechanism that is existing.

He stated that the procedure prescribed in the order dated

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