Goa, Dec. 23 -- Lawyer and environmental activist Hitendra Gandhi has urged the Chief Justice of India to reconsider the Supreme Court's recent decision defining the Aravalli range based on a 100-metre height criterion, a move that has triggered widespread concern among environmentalists.

In a detailed letter addressed to the Chief Justice and also forwarded to the President of India, Gandhi warned that relying solely on a narrow, height-based definition of the Aravallis could unintentionally dilute environmental safeguards across north-western India.

Referring to the Supreme Court's November 20 order, Gandhi acknowledged it as an important and progressive step in recognising the Aravalli system as a vital ecological barrier. However, h...