Chandigarh, Oct. 16 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court (HC) has directed the Fortis hospital, Mohali, to the geo-tag 110 saplings that are being planted as part of compensatory afforestation for felling trees for hospital expansion.

The order came from the HC on an application moved by the hospital seeking permission for cutting of 22 trees.

Tree felling remains banned in Mohali since December 2025, when the court order was passed.

The facility incharge of hospital, Abhijit Singh had approached HC seeking permission for felling of trees for hospital expansion. The 22 trees to be felled are on the five acres allotted to the hospital by the Greater Mohali Area Development Authority (GMADA). The hospital had promised to plant five times...