Summary:
Therefore, the 81-page judgment on construction in Haryana Aravalis holds serious implications on ongoing litigations, while providing hope that the Aravalis will finally receive the legal shield that is their due. “This was an irregularity that left large parts of the Aravalis in Haryana unprotected.” Kamboj has been fighting many legal battles to give protection to the Aravalis. This led to massive privatisation of the Aravalis in Haryana, especially around Delhi where real estate interest was high. But Haryana has not yet taken any steps to identify deemed forests or record the Aravalis as forest in the revenue record. “In its initial forest identification exercise in 1997, the state of Haryana only included the Aravali Plantation and areas notified under PLPA section 4 and 5..