New Delhi: Congress on Monday welcomed the Supreme Court decision to put its November judgment in abeyance saying the issue is now to be studied in greater detail and demanded that the Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change Bhupender Yadav must resign immediately.
The remarks from the Congress party came soon after the Supreme Court on Monday put its November judgment in abeyance on Monday (December 29, 2025). CJI said that a new committee has to be formed to do the survey and study on Aravalli hills. The court issued notice to be heard again on January 21.
CJI said it would revisit, seek clarifications on whether the restriction of Aravallis to landforms of 100-metre or higher would lead to unregulated mining. SC has stated a detailed identification of areas now in the ‘non-Aravalli’ range would have to be done.
CJI said that a new committee has to be formed to do the survey and study on Aravalli hills. The court issued notice to be heard again on January 21
In a post on X, Congress General Secretary and Communication in-charge Jairam Ramesh hit back at the government and said, “The Indian National Congress welcomes the directives given by the Supreme Court on the redefinition of the Aravallis being pushed through by the Modi Government.”
The Rajya Sabha member said that the issue is now to be studied in greater detail.
“It needs to be recalled that the redefinition has been opposed by the Forest Survey of India, the Central Empowered Committee of the Supreme Court, and by the amicus curiae himself,” he said, adding that there is now a temporary respite but the struggle to save the Aravallis from the machinations of the Modi Government to open it up to mining, real estate, and other activities will have to be resisted in a sustained manner.
“Today’s Supreme Court directive gives a flicker of hope,” he said.
“In light of this judgment, the Union Minister for Environment, Forests, and Climate Change (Yadav) must resign immediately. It is a rejection of all the arguments he has been giving in favour of the redefinition,” Ramesh added.
In another tweet, Ramesh also slammed Yadav, as he welcomed the top court decision saying there is no limit to hypocrisy.
Reacting to the Union Minister’s post on X, the Congress leader said, “Really Mr. Minister? There is no limit to hypocrisy.”
