<p class="title">The Bombay High Court on Saturday refused to grant stay on cutting of trees in Mumbai's prominent green lung, Aarey Colony, to make way for a metro car shed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A few green activists moved a fresh application on Saturday seeking stay on the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL's) action of chopping 2656 trees in the area, a day after the HC dismissed four petitions filed by NGOs and activists challenging the decision of Tree Authority of the Mumbai civic body allowing felling of trees.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The action of MMRCL, which began cutting trees late Friday night, has met up with stiff resistance from green activists who have been protesting at the Aarey Colony.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The activists, in their application, sought stay on the MMRCL action for a week so that they could approach the Supreme Court against the high court's order.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The application was taken up for urgent hearing by Justices S C Dharmadhikari and A K Menon.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After brief arguments, the bench refused to grant the stay and disposed of their application.</p>
<p class="title">The Bombay High Court on Saturday refused to grant stay on cutting of trees in Mumbai's prominent green lung, Aarey Colony, to make way for a metro car shed.</p>.<p class="bodytext">A few green activists moved a fresh application on Saturday seeking stay on the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation Ltd (MMRCL's) action of chopping 2656 trees in the area, a day after the HC dismissed four petitions filed by NGOs and activists challenging the decision of Tree Authority of the Mumbai civic body allowing felling of trees.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The action of MMRCL, which began cutting trees late Friday night, has met up with stiff resistance from green activists who have been protesting at the Aarey Colony.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The activists, in their application, sought stay on the MMRCL action for a week so that they could approach the Supreme Court against the high court's order.</p>.<p class="bodytext">The application was taken up for urgent hearing by Justices S C Dharmadhikari and A K Menon.</p>.<p class="bodytext">After brief arguments, the bench refused to grant the stay and disposed of their application.</p>