The Madhya Pradesh High Court declined to relocate Indore’s Rani Sarai metro station, but ordered phased tree cutting under at least two bird experts.
Judge / Bench — Justices Subodh Abhyankar and Jai Kumar Pillai; order by Justice Subodh Abhyankar.
The 22 October 2026 order held that an earlier binding decision prevented alteration of the approved alignment. Experts must consider nests, eggs and chicks; a wildlife rescue team must attend cutting. Authorities must plant 2,500 trees, report within a year, and file annual maintenance reports with images each April.
Advocates appearing — Petitioner: Lavesh Saraswat with Shivendra Singh Parihar; intervenor: Abhinav Dhanodkar; respondents 2, 3, 4, 8 and 9/State: Pradyumna Kibe, G.A.; respondent 6/M.P. Metro Rail Corporation: Amol Shrivastava; respondent 7/IMC: Kamakshi Singh. Other respondents: Not named in the order.