Search Results for Tag : Forest
Notifications & Circulars
Workshop On "Forest Rights Act, 2006 - its Implementation, Benefits to Tribal and other Traditional Forest Dwelling Communities(27.10.2016)
A Workshop on "Forest Rights Act, 2006 - its Implementation, benefits to tribal and other traditional forest dwelling communities and its challenges" .....
Tags : Workshop, Forest rights, Implementation
MoU between Environment Ministry and University of British Columbia on forestry science(20.02.2019)
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed today between Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC) and University of British Co.....
Tags : MoU, Forestry science, Research projects, Developments
News
Karnataka HC Restrains State From Taking Final Call on Kappatagudda Forest(23.02.2017)
Karnataka High Court has passed an interim order of injunction restraining authorities from issuing final notification to declare Kappatagudda forest .....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Kappatagudda Forest
NGT Issues Notice over Unauthorized Structures on Green Belt in Gaziabad(24.09.2015)
NGT on plea seeking demolition of unauthorized structures located on green belts in Gaziabad, has issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests.....
Tags : NGT ,Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF), UP Govt., Ghaziabad Development Authority (GDA), UP State Industrial Development Corporation (UPSIDC)
NGT to Environment Ministry: Are Cigarette and Beedi Butts Biodegradable(20.07.2017)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has asked the Ministry of Environment and Forests to clarify its stand on terming cigarette butts ‘biodegradable’.
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Ministry of Environment and Forests
SC Asks DMRC to Seek Forest Clearance to Cut Trees for Delhi Metro Phase-IV Expansion(29.11.2021)
Supreme Court has held that the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) needs to obtain the forest clearance under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 to cu.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Clearance to Cut Trees
NGT Issues Notice to Centre over Use of Ponies in Vaishno Devi Shrine(19.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) issued notice to Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board .....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Ministry of Environment and Forests, Jammu and Kashmir Government, Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Shrine Board
Karnataka HC Quashes Govt Order Declaring Pockets of Land as Forest Land(17.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the government’s order of declaring certain pockets of land, including those used for grazing of cattle by Sri Ramach.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Govt Order Declaring Pockets of Land as Forest Land
Entry into Reserve Forest Area Prohibited by Madras High Court(20.09.2018)
Madras High Court has prohibited any person including members of the Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association from entering into the reserve fore.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest Reserves, Nilgiri Hills
Karnataka HC Extends Stay on Wildlife Board Decision Allowing Diversion of Forest Land(14.07.2020)
Karnataka High Court has extended the interim relief granted directing that no further steps shall be taken on the decision taken by the State Board f.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Diversion of Forest Land
Supreme Court Issues Notice on Plea Against Mining in Densely-Forested, Eco-Sensitive Areas(15.12.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notice to various States and the Union on a Public Interest Litigation against mining in densely- forested and eco-sensitive .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Mining in Densely-Forested, Eco-Sensitive Areas
Calcutta High Court: Notice Preventing Forest Dwellers from Entering Forest Lands Set Aside(18.04.2024)
Cal HC set aside the notice ousting forest dwellers from their forest dwellings and held that since no process of recognition of rights given in Sched.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Forest Dwellers, Forest Lands
NGT Seeks Reply on Plea Alleging Illegal Sand Mining At Jalaun and Hamirpur(01.10.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) on plea against alleged illegal sand mining being carried out in Jalaun and Hamirpur districts of Uttar Pradesh, has iss.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal,Ministry of Environment and Forests, Uttar Pradesh Gcvt. , State Pollution Control Board
SC: If Public Land Used Without Compliance of Condition, Land Will be Restored to Original Condition(15.10.2024)
Supreme Court while dealing with the issue of enhancing green cover in Delhi, has stated that if lands are used for public purposes without compliance.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Green Cover, Compensatory Afforestation
CRIMINAL - Magistrate Can't Release Seized Vehicle, Once Confiscation Proceedings Under Forest Act Initiated:SC(27.03.2019)
Supreme Court has held that a Magistrate has no jurisdiction under Section 451 of the Criminal Procedure to release a seized vehicle, once the Authori.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Section 451 of the Criminal Procedure, Forest Act
Judicial Notice Taken of Soaring Temperature in Delhi by Delhi High Court(03.06.2024)
Delhi HC while dealing with pleas concerning the issue of protection and management of deemed forests in the national capital, has observed that it is.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Deforestation, Deemed Forests
SC Warns States/UTs for Not Forming Expert Committees for Identification of Forest Areas(05.03.2025)
SC has directed all states/UTs in which expert committees for identification of forest areas have not been constituted, to constitute such committees .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Expert Committees, Identification of Forest
Green Tribunal Declares Rs 5K Fine for Dumping Waste in Aravallis(20.05.2016)
National Green Tribunal has said that any individual spotted throwing waste or muck in the Aravalli forest would now have to pay a penalty of Rs 5000.
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Aravalli forest
SC Seeks Report on Action Taken Against Tribals Who Lost Claim to Forests(15.02.2019)
Supreme Court has ordered states to report what action they have taken against tribals and forest-dwellers whose claims to forest lands have been reje.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Rights Act
Statute
Amendments in Compensatory Afforestation Fund Bill 2015(20.04.2016)
The Union Cabinet approved amendments to the Tags : Karnataka High Court, Deemed Forest, Forest Conservation Act
Judgments
NGT has jurisdiction to deal with substantial question arises out of enforcement of enactments given in Schedule 1 of NGT Act, 2010(01.05.2017)
Applicant after being shocked on reading the news item, reported in Daily Excelsior Jammu dated 17th February, 2016 giving details of transfer made by.....
Tags : Forest land, Transfer, Jurisdiction
Karnataka HC Quashes Denotification 260 Acres of Forest Area in Shivamogga District(05.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has quashed the notification issued in 2017 denotifying 260 acres of forest area in Shivamogga district purportedly for rehabilit.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Denotification of Forest Area in Shivamogga District
SC Issues Notice on Plea Challenging Order Directing Removal of Encroachments in 'Forest Like Areas'(09.02.2021)
Supreme Court has issued notice in the plea filed challenging order of the National Green Tribunal directing the Collector and Forest Department to st.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Removal of Encroachments in 'Forest Like Areas'
Kerala HC: Land Used For Cultivating Long Duration Crops Not Ecologically Fragile(28.04.2022)
Kerala High Court has ruled that the land primarily used for the cultivation of crops of long duration can’t be stated as ecologically fragile land un.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, cultivation of crops, Kerala Forest (Vesting and Management of Ecologically Fragile Lands) Act, 2003, ecologically
Madras HC to State: Show Seriousness in Removal of Invasive Plant Species Else Forests Will be Gone(19.09.2022)
Madras High Court has held that the state government should show seriousness in removing invasive plant species from forests. The bench held that if s.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest, Invasive Plant Species
Entry into Reserve Forest Area Prohibited by Madras High Court(20.09.2018)
Madras High Court has prohibited any person including members of the Nilgiris Wildlife and Environment Association from entering into the reserve fore.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest Reserves, Nilgiri Hills
NGT Directs Delhi Chief Secretary to Furnish Report on Enhancement of Forest Department Staff(05.07.2019)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has directed the Delhi chief secretary to furnish a status report about compliance of its order to enhance the Forest De.....
Tags : NGT, Forest Department Staff
SC Directs Faridabad Municipal Corporation to Disclose Unauthorised Structures on Forest Land(21.09.2021)
Supreme Court has directed the Faridabad Municipal Corporation to submit a chart disclosing the unauthorised structures standing on Khori Gaon forest .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Unauthorised Structures on Forest Land
Ker. HC to Forest Dept.: Refrain from Capturing Wild Tusker 'Arikomban' Till March 29(27.03.2023)
Kerala High Court has directed Forest and Wildlife Department to refrain from capturing wild tusker 'Arikomban' that had allegedly been foraging in Ch.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Wild Tusker, Forest and Wildlife Department, Capture
Encroachment on Forest Land Can't Be Protected: Delhi High Court(24.09.2018)
Delhi High Court has said encroachment on forest land cannot be protected while refusing to direct the authorities not to demolish a five-decade-old t.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Forest Land
Himachal Pradesh HC Rejects Woman Forest Guard's Challenge Against Transfer Order(16.07.2020)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has dismissed a Writ Petition filed by woman Forest Guard challenging a transfer order, stating that women are capably man.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Woman Forest Guard, Transfer Order
Bombay High Court Restrains BMC from Allowing Cutting Down of 800 Trees(08.02.2018)
Bombay High Court has restrained the civic administration till February 21 from processing nearly 50 proposals for cutting 800 trees along many roads .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Deforestation
SC Dismisses Ex-J&K Minister Abdul Ghani Kohli's Plea in Forest Land Encroachment Case(13.03.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Plea by former Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) minister Abdul Ghani Kohli against the order of J&K High Court in encroachment case.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Land Encroachment Case
Delhi High Court: In Absence of 'Green Cover', Delhi Will Become a 'Desert'(23.05.2017)
Delhi High Court has observed that National Capital can turn into a desert if the green cover and forest land fall prey to illegal construction and en.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Forest
Rajya Sabha Passes Indian Forest Bill, Excludes 'Bamboo' from 'Tree' Category(28.12.2017)
Rajya Sabha has passed Indian Forest (Amendment) Bill, 2017, which excludes bamboo from the definition of "tree".
Tags : Rajya Sabha, Indian Forest Bill
Wild Elephant Shouldn't be Put to Any Discomfort: Madras HC Tells Forest Department(05.02.2019)
Madras High Court has sought response from Tamil Nadu's principal conservator of forests by February 11 to a plea seeking a direction to prevent autho.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest Department, Wild Elephant
Madras HC Directs on Encroachment on Forest Land and Preservation of Wildlife Corridors(24.03.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that no encroachment must be allowed on forest land and directed the Tamil Nadu Government to take all steps to ensure .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Encroachment on Forest Land, Preservation of Wildlife Corridors
NGT to Govt.: Consider Setting Up of ETPs Instead of STPs for Treating Sewage Water(15.01.2016)
NGT has directed Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) and Union Ministry of Environment and Forests (MOEF) to consider setting up effluent treatment.....
Tags : NGT , Central Pollution Control Board , Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
CIC to Forest Authorities: Whether Forest Clearance Granted to Polavaram Project(01.10.2015)
Central Information Commissioner (CIC) has ordered Union Ministry of Environment and Forests to inform whether forest rights of tribal people were rec.....
Tags : Central Information Commissioner,Union Ministry of Environment and Forests
Karnataka HC: State Can’t Levy FDT on Private Mining Lease-Holders(04.12.2015)
Karnataka HC has held that private mining or quarrying lease-holders in forest areas are not liable to collect Forest Development Tax (FDT) when they .....
Tags : Karnataka HC, Forest Development Tax
Supreme Court Permits State of Himachal Pradesh to Divert Forest Land for Public Projects(14.12.2021)
Supreme Court has permitted the State of Himachal Pradesh for diversion of forest land under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for construction of c.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Diversion of Forest Land for Public Projects
Himachal HC Issues Notice to DC, Forest Dept over Tree Felling(05.11.2015)
Himachal HC while taking serious note on issue of felling of deodar trees at Dharamsala in violation of court orders, has issued show-cause notice to .....
Tags : Himachal HC , DC, Forest Dept
SC: Necessary to Create Machinery to Verify Felling of Trees According to Court’s Direction(22.07.2024)
Supreme Court has observed that it is necessary to create machinery which will verify whether the work of felling trees is actually carried out in ter.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Felling Trees, Compensatory Afforestation
Delhi High Court Seeks Details of Actual Forest Area in Capital(13.08.2015)
Delhi High Court has sought details of actual forest area in capital from government observing that “extent of forest shown on paper is not true pictu.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, forest
HP HC Directs Man to Restore Forest Cover by Planting 200 Tree Saplings(08.02.2021)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has directed a man to restore and enlarge the forest cover by planting 200 tree saplings, underlining that when a forest i.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Restoration of Forest Cover
Delhi HC on Depleting Forest Cover: We Should Leave Something for Future Generations(02.02.2023)
Delhi High Court while hearing suo motu public interest litigation initiated in 2015 on the issue of air pollution in Delhi, observed that Delhi is lo.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Pollution, Forest Cover, Future Generations
Madras HC Impresses on Need to Maintain Forest Lands and to Prevent Encroachment(10.06.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that it is absolutely imperative that not even an inch of forest land in the State be allowed to be encroached upon by .....
Tags : Madras High Court, Maintenance of Forest Lands
NGT Bans Construction Near Bhopal Forest Area(06.11.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has banned with immediate effect all building construction permissions within 1 km from boundary of forest land in Kerwa.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal , Bhopal Forest Area
CIVIL - SC Stays Order Directing States to Evict Persons Whose Claims as Forest Dwellers were Rejected(28.02.2019)
Supreme Court has stayed its February 13 order in relation to eviction of persons who have not been successful in establishing their claims as forest-.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Dwellers
Del. HC: Error in Inte. of Doctrine of ‘Initial Interest Confusion’ in TM Case by Forest Essentials(04.06.2024)
Delhi HC while issuing notice to Baby Forest in a trademark case file by Forest Essentials has observed that the learned single-judge has erred in its.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Baby Forest, Forest Essentials
SC Restrains Union/States from Reducing Forest Land Unless Compensatory Land is Provided(05.02.2025)
Supreme Court has directed that no steps will be taken by the Union or any of the states which would lead to reduction in the forest land, unless comp.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Land, Compensatory Land
Madras High Court Comes to Rescue of Forest Department(11.07.2019)
Madras High Court has come to the rescue of the Forest Department in retrieving 29.33 acres of reserve forest land in Sholinganallur Taluk from the Qu.....
Tags : Madras High Court, Forest Department
Glenmark Settles Patent Litigation over Milnacipran Hydrochloride Tablets(22.12.2015)
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USA have entered into a settlement agreement with Forest Laboratories, LLC, Forest Laboratories Holdings, and Royalty P.....
Tags : Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc, Forest Laboratories, LLC, Forest Laboratories Holdings, , Royalty Pharma Collection Trust
HP HC Orders Action Against Officials Who Failed to Prevent Illegal Dumping of Muck in Forest Areas(06.07.2023)
Himachal Pradesh High Court has ordered disciplinary action against government officials for their failure to prevent the illegal dumping of muck in f.....
Tags : Himachal Pradesh High Court, Illegal Dumping, Forest, Disciplinary Action, Officials
Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Gadchiroli Elephants Shifting to Zoo(09.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while taking suo moto cognizance of forest department’s decision to move wild elephants from Gadchiroli forest to zoo, has observed .....
Tags : Bombay High Court, Wild Elephants, Gadchiroli Forest
NGT Slaps Rs. 46.14 Lakh Fine on Uttrakhand’s Ex-DGP for Felling 25 Trees(29.08.2018)
National Green Tribunal has held Uttarakhand’s former Director General of Police BS Sidhu guilty of illegally purchasing land in the reserve forest ar.....
Tags : NGT, Forest
Uttarakhand High Court Asks State to Fill All Vacancies in Forest Department Within 6 Months(12.04.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has asked the State Government to take steps for filling up vacancies in its Forest Department, preferably within six months, s.....
Tags : Uttarakhand High Court, Vacancies in Forest Department
NGT Serves Notice to Centre Seeking Stay on Lakhwar Project(29.09.2015)
National Green Tribunal (NGT) has sought response from Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources and Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nig.....
Tags : National Green Tribunal, Lakhwar Project,Ministry of Environment and Forests, Ministry of Water Resources ,Uttarkahand Jal Vidyut Nigam
SC Directs to Expedite Consideration of Policy of Rehabilitation for Khori Gaon Forest Demolitions(04.08.2021)
Supreme Court has asked the State of Haryana to expedite the consideration of the draft policy of rehabilitation submitted by the Municipal Corporatio.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Khori Gaon Forest Demolitions
Kar. HC: Offence Under Widlife Protection Act Shouldn’t be Kept Pending for Very Long(05.09.2024)
Karnataka High Court while dealing with a forest offence committed in the year 2008, has stated that offence under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 s.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Widlife Protection Act, Forest Offence
ENVIRONMENT - NGT Terms Aravali Land 'Deemed Forest'(11.03.2019)
National Green Tribunal has termed 52 acres of Aravali land in Faridabad's Sarai Khwaja, where more than 6,000 trees were allegedly cut for a real est.....
Tags : NGT, Aravali Land 'Deemed Forest'
SC To Amicus Curiae: Suggest Ways to Monitor, Improve Forest Cover(07.09.2017)
Supreme Court has directed Amicus Curiae Harish Salve to look into the status report filed by Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change and .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Cover