Search Results for Tag : Forest
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
News
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
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
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
SC: Non-Forest Activities Cannot be Permitted Without Prior Approval from Central Government(22.07.2022)
Supreme Court has held that State Government/Competent Authority cannot permit any change of user of forest or deemed forest land without obtaining pr.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Land, Prior Approval
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
SC Allows Himachal Pradesh Govt. Plea for Diversion of Certain Extent of Forest Land(16.02.2021)
Supreme Court has allowed some applications filed by the Government of Himachal Pradesh seeking diversion of certain extent of forest land for the pur.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Diversion of Certain Extent of Forest Land
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
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
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'
CIVIL - SC Agrees to Hear Centre's Application for Stay of Eviction of Forest Dwellers(27.02.2019)
Supreme Court has agreed to hear Centre’s plea seeking a stay on possible eviction of around 11.8 lakh tribals and traditional forest dwellers, whose .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Dwellers, Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act 2006
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-.....
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SC Seeks Details of Actions Taken by States on Misuse of Forest Land(01.02.2016)
SC has sought details of action taken by States against those who wrongly claimed forest land as traditional forest dwellers under a 2006 Act amid cla.....
Tags : SC,Misuse of Forest Land
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
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
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
Rajasthan High Court Stays Constructions Within 1 Km of Kumbhalgarh Forest Reserve(20.01.2022)
Rajasthan High Court has stayed all construction activities being undertaken within a distance of 1000 meters from the boundary of the Kumbhalgarh For.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Kumbhalgarh Forest Reserve
Madhya Pradesh HC Notices State Over Encroachment of Forest Land After Fire Incidents(13.04.2017)
Madhya Pradesh High Court has sought reply within six weeks from State Government on a PIL for protection of forest land from being encroached upon af.....
Tags : Madhya Pradesh High Court, Forest Land
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
Delhi HC Dismisses Future Group Plea Against Continuation of Proceedings in Singapore Tribunal(05.01.2022)
Karnataka High Court has said that no permission of the Central Government was required to construct lodges/ resorts within the reserve forest area at.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Construction of Lodges/Resorts Within Reserve Forest Area
Supreme Court: Definition of Forest Given By Godavarman Judgment Should Be Followed By States/UTs(20.02.2024)
Supreme Court while passing an interim order has directed the State and Union Territiories to act in accordance with the definition of forest given in.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest (Conservation) Act, N. Godavarman Thirumalpad v. UOI
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Karnataka High Court Quashes Notification Releasing Forest Land(24.03.2021)
Karnataka High Court has struck down an order/notification issued by the state government by which it purported to release a total of 260 acres formin.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Notification Releasing Forest Land
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
Kerala HC Vacates Stay on Ecotourism Activities in South Wayanad Forest Division(26.03.2021)
Kerala High Court has vacated its stay on ecotourism activities in the South Wayanad Forest Division and allowed the government to carry on with the e.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, South Wayanad Forest Division
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
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
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
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
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
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.....
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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
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
SC Stays Delhi HC Contempt Proceedings Against Centre for Failure to Publish Notification(14.08.2020)
Supreme Court has stayed the contempt of court proceedings initiated by Delhi High Court against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change (MoE.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Contempt Proceedings Against Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change
Delhi HC to Govt.: Ensure No Further Encroachment In Forest Area(21.10.2015)
Delhi High Court has ordered Delhi Government and its authorities to ensure there was no further encroachment in forests in National Capital Territory.....
Tags : Delhi High Court, Delhi Government,Encroachment In Forest Area
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
Karnataka High Court Seeks Railways Response on Plea to Reduce Train Speed in Forest Routes(28.06.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the Union Ministry of Railways and other respondents to file in a month’s time their statement of objections to a pe.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Reduce Train Speed in Forest Routes
SC: Right of Forest Inhabitants to be Heard Against Eviction, Not Limited to Certain Communities(07.07.2023)
Supreme Court has held that right of forest inhabitants to be heard by forest officer, for claims against eviction must be granted to all claiming pos.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Forest Inhabitants, Eviction, Right
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
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
Kar. HC: There Cannot be Any 'Deemed Forest' Under The Forest Conservation Act(24.06.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that a land can either be a 'forest' or a "forest land", but there cannot be any 'deemed forest' under the Forest Conser.....
Tags : Karnataka High Court, Deemed Forest, Forest Conservation Act
Mad. HC Stays Press Release Inviting Suggestions on Bill as Centre Fails to Provide Translated Copy(02.06.2023)
Madras HC has granted interim stay on the press communique issued by the Joint Committee on the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023, inviting su.....
Tags : Madras HC, Forest (Conservation) Amendment Bill 2023
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
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