Supreme Court Upholds NGT Decision on Forest Land Classification in Uttarakhand: Chandra Prakash Budakoti vs. Union of India (2019)

/ Deemed Forest, Environmental Law, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 with Section 2, Hemant Gupta, Judges, L. Nageswara Rao, National Green Tribunal

Supreme Court Upholds NGT Decision on Forest Land Classification in Uttarakhand LEGAL ISSUE: Whether land recorded as ‘banjar’ (barren) in revenue records can be classified as a ‘deemed forest’ under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. CASE TYPE: Environmental Law Case Name: Chandra Prakash Budakoti vs. Union of India & Ors. Judgment Date: 24 October 2019 […]

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