Chandigarh, Jan. 29 -- The Punjab and Haryana high court on Wednesday restrained Haryana from cutting trees on a 38-acre green patch in the heart of Rohtak city for its proposed Sector 6.

The high court bench of justice Sheel Nagu and justice Sanjiv Berry acted on a public interest litigation (PIL) by one Nikhil Goyal, who had challenged Haryana government move of developing a sector on this land with nearly 12,000 trees.

"Why are you cutting these trees within Rohtak itself? You don't want your children or your grandchildren to survive?" the bench orally remarked while passing the stay order and seeking government response by March 18. The court has also directed the state government to place on record all permissions, if any, granted ...