India, March 1 -- Allegations of illegal stone quarrying inside the Sonaikuchi Reserve Forest near Jagiroad have reached the Supreme Court, with petitions raising questions over lease validity, forest clearance and the extent of extraction within the protected area.

At the centre of the controversy are Jagiroad Stone Quarry Nos. F(1) and F(2), located inside the Sonaikuchi Reserve Forest. The site comes under the jurisdiction of Nagaon Forest Division and is situated in Morigaon district near Jagiroad. The quarries were originally granted forest clearance for diversion of one hectare of land.

Lease expired, extraction continues Environmental activist Dilip Nath, whose interlocutory applications (IA Nos. 125409/2025 and 125412/2025) are ...