In the wake of such danger, the Supreme Court, in February, put a stay on all mining activities in the Aravalli region and ordered that the status quo should be maintained. Chief Justice Surya Kant didn’t mince words when he said, “We say stop mining in Aravalli, and you stop”. The Chief Justice also remarked that the Supreme Court is also located in the Aravalli Hills. Watch this week’s column for ThePrint by Archaeologist Disha Ahluwalia: