September 15, 2025 9:23 PM
Supreme Court to widen scope of Himalayan ecological crisis case
The Supreme Court on Monday voiced concern over the growing risk of natural disasters in the Himalayan region, following recent landslides and monsoon-related devastation across Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Jammu and Kashmir. A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta said the court will expand the scope of its suo motu case on ecological imbalance beyond Himachal Pradesh to cover the entire Himalayan range. “It isn’t going to be limited to Himachal only, but the entire Hima...