SC raps Haryana for allowing construction in forest area of Aravalli hills

A bench of Justices Arun Mishra and Deepak Gupta asked the state not to take any further action on the law and termed it "shocking" that the Haryana government has taken this step despite being told earlier by the apex court not to do so. On February 27, the Haryana assembly had passed amendments to an act, opening up thousands of acres of land to real estate and other non-forest activity that were protected under it for over a century.

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