The Supreme Court has paused its earlier Aravalli Hills ruling. On December 29, 2025, it ordered a new independent expert committee to reassess mining impacts. The move follows confusion over defining the Aravalli range and fears of ecological harm.

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•  Supreme Court stayed its earlier Aravalli Hills order
•  Decision taken on December 29, 2025
•  Bench led by Justice Surya Kant
•  Earlier definition caused confusion and public concern
• Court flagged ambiguity in defining Aravalli hills
•  Fear of expanded mining due to narrow definition
• Risk of irreversible ecological damage noted
•  Fresh independent expert committee ordered
•  New panel to reassess mining impacts scientifically
•  Previous ruling and panel report kept in abeyance