Punjab and Haryana High Court to Hear Plea on Uprooting of 961 Trees in Mohali

The Punjab and Haryana High Court scheduled a hearing on February 24 for a public interest litigation alleging the uprooting of 961 fully grown trees in Mohali's Sector 69. The petitioner seeks to preserve the area as a forest and has raised concerns about heavy machinery at the site. The court noted an existing ban on tree cutting across Punjab and Haryana and expressed doubts about the evidentiary value of photographs submitted. The matter is being treated as urgent.