The Aravalli Saga： Supreme Court’s U-Turns and Bharat’s Regulatory Crisis
“The Aravalli Saga: Supreme Court’s U-Turns and India’s Regulatory Crisis”, Swarajya, January 29, 2026
“On 21 January 2026, the Supreme Court doubled down. It continued its stay on a landmark Aravalli judgment and ordered yet another court-supervised expert committee, comprehensive notes, and a four-week adjournment.
The Court had spent years trying to define what constitutes an Aravalli hill. On 20 November 2025, it had finally accepted an elevation-based threshold proposed by an expert committee, meant to bring clarity to mining regulations across Rajasthan, Haryana, Gujarat and Delhi.
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The definition lasted 39 days.
On 29 December 2025, following protests by environmental groups alleging the ruling would dilute protections, a Division Bench led by Chief Justice Surya Kant took suo motu cognizance of “public apprehensions and misinterpretations” and placed the entire judgment in abeyance……”
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