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A+ A-New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday prohibited cutting of any more trees in Mumbai’s Aarey colony and directed the Maharashtra government to maintain status quo till October 21, the next date of hearing. The Supreme Court in its order said that no more trees should be cut in the colony till that date to facilitate the construction of a car shed for Mumbai Metro. A bench headed by Justice Arun Mishra further ordered the police to release all activists, who were detained till date for their protest preventing the axing of trees. This comes a day after the Bombay High Court rejected an application moved by environmentalists seeking a stay on the cutting of trees. The protests against cutting of trees also sparked Twitter campaigns and online ‘petitions’ such as #ArreyChipko #SaveAarey..