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Bombay High Court Dismisses PIL Challenging Aarey Colony Development as Forest Land — Held That Aarey Colony Is Not a Forest Under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980, and That the State Government Has Discretion to Use Land for Public Purposes. The court ruled that the dictionary meaning of 'forest' does not apply to Aarey Colony, and the petitioners failed to establish that it is a forest requiring prior approval under Section 2 of the Forest Conservation Act, 1980.

4 Oct 2019

The petitioners, Vanashakti (a public trust) and four individuals, filed a Public Interest Litigation under Article 226 of the Constitution of India b...

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High Court of Karnataka Reserves Judgment in Writ Petition Challenging Forfeiture of Jamma Malai Lands as Forest Land. Petitioners Seek Quashing of Conservator of Forests' Order Forfeiting Rights Under Section 82 of Karnataka Forest Act, 1963, Alleging Lack of Jurisdiction and Violation of Earlier Judicial Decrees.

17 Feb 2026

The writ petition challenged the order dated 16.12.2011 passed by the Conservator of Forests, Kodagu, declaring the petitioners' Jamma Malai lands as ...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Deputy Conservator's Adverse Proposal in Forest Workers' Regularization Case — Concurrent Findings Cannot Be Undermined. Deputy Conservator's act of disregarding Industrial Court and High Court orders amounts to willful disobedience; workers entitled to regularization with deemed dates and monetary benefits.

28 Aug 2024

The Bombay High Court at Aurangabad disposed of a group of writ petitions filed by daily wage workers of the Forest Department, challenging the advers...

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Bombay High Court Quashes Forest Department Recommendations in CRZ Violation Case — Petitioners' Property Not Subject to CRZ Notification as It Lies Outside No-Development Zone. Recommendations by Principal Chief Conservator of Forest directing demolition of structures and recovery of compound amount set aside for being without jurisdiction and contrary to CRZ Notification 2011.

4 May 2021

The petitioners, Percy Jamshed Driver and Navaz Percy Driver, filed a writ petition under Article 226 of the Constitution of India before the Bombay H...

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High Court of Judicature at Bombay Hears Letters Patent Appeal Against Single Judge’s Order Upholding State Minister’s Decision in Evacuee Property Mutation Dispute. Minister's Order Had Set Aside Lower Authorities' Orders Restoring Evacuee Property Entries.

13 Jul 2005

This Letters Patent Appeal arose from a dispute over evacuee properties in Lonavala. The original owner, Haji Habib Tar Mohammed Janu, migrated to Pak...

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Supreme Court Examines Validity of Transfer of Surrendered Mining Lease and Applicability of Ex Post Facto Approval Under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The case concerns mining lease M.L. No. 2010 originally granted to Dalmia Cements, which was surrendered and then transferred to the first respondent without following procedure prescribed in Rule 59 of Mineral Concession Rules, 1960, and without prior approval under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980.

1 Aug 2026

The appeal arose from a judgment of the Karnataka High Court Division Bench that set aside a learned Single Judge’s order annulling the State Govern...

Supreme Court

Supreme Court Allows State of Goa's Appeal in Forest Land Ownership Dispute — Names of Private Individuals Ordered to be Deleted from Survey Entry. The Court held that the unappealed finding of non-ownership and the 1951 Gazette Notification established the property as forest land belonging to the Forest Department.

6 Mar 2020

The State of Goa appealed against the judgment of the High Court of Bombay at Goa which affirmed the trial court's dismissal of the State's countercla...

High Court

High Court Dismisses Second Appeal in Forest Land Injunction Suit Due to Illegal Transfer and Lack of Substantial Question of Law. Transfer of Settlement Land Without Prior Sanction Under Indian Forest Act, 1927, is Void, and Possession Under Such Agreement Does Not Confer Title or Invoke Part Performance Protection Under Section 53A of Transfer of Property Act, 1882.

23 Jan 2026

The dispute arose from a second appeal filed by the plaintiff-appellant against concurrent judgments of the lower courts dismissing a suit for permane...

High Court

High Court of Bombay at Nagpur Quashes Confiscation of Vehicles and Timber Under Indian Forest Act, 1927 — Lack of Mens Rea and Bona Fide Possession Established. The court held that confiscation under Section 61-A requires proof of intentional violation of the Act, and where the owner had a valid transit pass and permission, the confiscation order was unsustainable.

4 May 2019

The petitioners, Syed Burhan Syed Nabi, Sk. Kadir Sk. Vazir, and Mahendra Anil Madipal, filed a criminal writ petition under Article 226 of the Consti...

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High Court of Karnataka Quashes Withdrawal of NOC for Mining Activities — Forest Department Cannot Revoke No Objection Certificate Without Providing Opportunity of Hearing and Without Following Principles of Natural Justice. The court held that withdrawal of NOC without notice and hearing is arbitrary and violative of natural justice under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India.

21 Apr 2026

The petitioner, Mr. H.K. Lakshman Gowda, filed two writ petitions under Articles 226 and 227 of the Constitution of India before the High Court of Kar...

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