India, Dec. 28 -- Amid a controversy over the definition of the Aravalli hills approved by it, the Supreme Court of India has taken suo motu cognisance of the matter and is set to hear the case on Monday.

According to the cause list, a three-judge vacation bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant, along with Justices J K Maheshwari and Augustine George Masih, is likely to take up the issue.

The case has been registered as In Re: Definition of Aravalli Hills and Ranges and Ancillary Issues.

1. On November 20, the Supreme Court of India accepted a uniform, scientific definition of the Aravalli hills and ranges and imposed a ban on fresh mining leases across Delhi, Haryana, Rajasthan and Gujarat until expert reports are finalised...