India, June 20 -- Scientists, senior environmental and policy experts, and other stakeholders from across India have written to the Chief Justice of India (CJI), raising questions over the composition of the Supreme Court-appointed high-powered expert committee tasked with reviewing the Centre's report on the definition and delineation of the Aravalli hill range.

The letters, written on Thursday and Friday, seek changes to the committee's composition, citing concerns about its independence.

The committee, constituted under the Supreme Court's May 25 order, is headed by Kanchan Devi, Director General of the Indian Council of Forestry Research and Education, and has been directed to submit its report by August 31.

The other members of th...