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Aarey protests: SC to hear plea filed by law students over axing of trees

A Special bench will sit on October 7 to hear the matter after a letter was sent to Chief Justice of India by students.

Mumbai: The Supreme Court has taken suo motu cognisance of the Aarey tree felling case on Sunday. A Special bench will sit on October 7 to hear the matter after a letter was sent to Chief Justice of India by students to intervene in the matter.

A delegation of students had written a letter to the Chief Justice of India earlier on Sunday, 'requesting SC to take cognizance in Mumbai's Aarey matter, for stay in Tree-Axing undertaken by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai with Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation and Mumbai Police.

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