Observing that illegal mining can lead to irreversible damage, the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday said it would constitute an expert committee of domain specialists to undertake a comprehensive examination of mining and related issues in the Aravalli hills, news agency PTI reported.

A bench comprising Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and Vipul M Pancholi directed Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, acting as amicus curiae, to suggest the names of environmentalists and scientists with expertise in mining within four weeks so that the expert body could be constituted.