After Odisha, Chhattisgarh recognises forest rights claims
5 years, 5 months ago

After Odisha, Chhattisgarh recognises forest rights claims

Hindustan Times  

Chhattisgarh has become the second state in the country after Odisha to give recognition to forest lands acquired by scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers, according to a government statement Chhattisgarh has become the second state in the country after Odisha to give recognition to forest lands acquired by scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers, according to a government statement So far, 400,000 individual and 24,000 community forest rights certificates have been distributed in the state while according recognition to 342,000 hectares of land in individual claims and 950,000 hectares of land in community claims, the statement released on Tuesday said Soon after taking charge on January 23 as chief minister of Chhattisgarh, Bhupesh Baghel organised a state-level workshop on forest rights and reviewed its implementation. He said that it is the state government’s priority to provide forest rights to all claimants of forest rights certificates,” said Taran Prakash Sinha, director public relations, Chhattisgarh government. Community forest rights and community forest resource authorities are still not recognized as per the law,” said Alok Shukla, president of Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan, a non-government organisation that works for land rights. The Supreme Court on February 13 ordered the eviction of forest dwellers whose forest rights claims had been rejected.

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Eviction of illegal occupants from tribal land soon: Odisha Minister Suresh Pujari
1 month, 1 week ago

Eviction of illegal occupants from tribal land soon: Odisha Minister Suresh Pujari

New Indian Express  

BHUBANESWAR: The state government on Thursday assured the Assembly that illegal transactions of land in scheduled and non-scheduled areas will be cancelled forthwith. Responding to a question from BJP MLA Bhaskar Madhei, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suresh Pujari said Odisha Land Reforms Act, 1960 prohibits the sale of tribal lands to non-tribals in non-scheduled areas. If any non-tribal has …

Karnataka HC quashes forest department’s orders against private land
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Karnataka HC quashes forest department’s orders against private land

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The Karnataka High Court quashed the orders passed by the forest authorities declaring around 19 acres 35 guntas of land belonging to six persons as forest land at Mylasandra village of Kengeri Hobli in Bengaluru South taluk. The petitioners had challenged the order passed by the Chief Conservator of Forests in 2014, affirming the order passed by the Assistant …

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Notice Preventing Forest Dwellers From Entering Forest Lands; Restrains Further Action Till Their Rights Are Decided
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Calcutta High Court Sets Aside Notice Preventing Forest Dwellers From Entering Forest Lands; Restrains Further Action Till Their Rights Are Decided

Live Law  

The Calcutta High Court has set aside a notice by the Range Forest Officer, Krishnanagar which prevented forest dwellers from entering into forest land for the purpose of staying or cultivating.In setting aside the notice upon observing that the interests of the forest dwellers had not been accounted for, a single bench of Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharya held that:No process of …

Ahead of Polls, Demand for Forest Rights Emerges as Key Electoral Issue in 153 Lok Sabha Constituencies
8 months, 4 weeks ago

Ahead of Polls, Demand for Forest Rights Emerges as Key Electoral Issue in 153 Lok Sabha Constituencies

News 18  

When the polling for Lok Sabha starts on April 19, the long-drawn-out land conflicts covering several lakh hectares of forest land — arising out of violations of the Forest Rights Act 2006 — are expected to become a key electoral issue in as many as 153 parliamentary constituencies across states. In some cases, the process has been stuck in the …

Forest Rights recognition major issue in 153 LS constituencies, says analysis
9 months ago

Forest Rights recognition major issue in 153 LS constituencies, says analysis

Hindustan Times  

There are around 153 parliamentary constituencies where recognition of individual and community forest rights is among the major issues facing voters, a new analysis has found. Building upon a similar exercise conducted in 2019, independent forest rights researchers released an analysis on Friday which assess the potential of the Forest Rights Act 2006 in advancing the rights of tribal and …

Chhattisgarh: 17 villages of Hasdeo Aranya get Community Forest Management rights
9 months, 4 weeks ago

Chhattisgarh: 17 villages of Hasdeo Aranya get Community Forest Management rights

Hindustan Times  

Seventeen gram sabhas of Hasdeo Aranya Forest in Chhattisgarh’s Korba district have received Community Forest Management rights to protect, conserve and manage their forests under the Forest Rights Act, 2006, officials said. “For a long time, these villages were denied their rights enshrined under the Forest Rights Act owing to the presence of these coal mines despite the initial claims …

Forest Rights Act implementation mixed in 5 States, shows report
10 months ago

Forest Rights Act implementation mixed in 5 States, shows report

The Hindu  

GUWAHATI A fact-finding committee formed by Call for Justice, a Delhi-based organisation, has found “mixed” implementation of the Forest Rights Act of 2006 in five States across the country. The Dima Hasao district authorities told the team that the FRA has not been implemented in the district while “ambiguity” over categories such as hill tribes in plains and plains tribes …

Forest rights concerns could influence electoral results in nearly a third of constituencies, says study
11 months, 2 weeks ago

Forest rights concerns could influence electoral results in nearly a third of constituencies, says study

The Hindu  

The electoral outcome in nearly three in ten of India’s Parliamentary constituencies could be influenced by issues surrounding the implementation of the Forest Rights Act, says an analysis by independent researchers. The Forest Rights Act, officially known as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, is a piece of legislation that enables tribal communities and forest-dwelling citizens …

An uphill struggle to grow the Forest Rights Act
1 year ago

An uphill struggle to grow the Forest Rights Act

The Hindu  

December 18, 2023 12:56 am | Updated 10:02 am IST On December 18, 2006, the Rajya Sabha endorsed the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, enacted by the Lok Sabha. This Act, commonly known as the Forest Rights Act, or FRA, marks a watershed in India’s socio-environmental legislation, as it attempts to put an end to the long-drawn …

Forest Rights Act: Fact-finding committee visits tribal hamlets in Mysuru
1 year, 5 months ago

Forest Rights Act: Fact-finding committee visits tribal hamlets in Mysuru

The Hindu  

A fact-finding committee of Call For Justice, a Delhi-based organisation, visited the tribal hamlets in Mysuru to apprise itself of the status of implementation of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006. Mr. Ramu and Mr. Shivanna said that the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, rendered them homeless as they were evicted from forests more than 50 years …

Right Of Forest Inhabitants For Claims Against Eviction To Be Heard By Forest Officer Not Limited To Recogonized Forest Communities : Supreme Court
1 year, 6 months ago

Right Of Forest Inhabitants For Claims Against Eviction To Be Heard By Forest Officer Not Limited To Recogonized Forest Communities : Supreme Court

Live Law  

The Supreme Court observed that the right of forest inhabitants for claims to be heard by Forest Officer is not limited only to certain recognized forest communities. In Banwasi Sewa Ashram case, certain Adivasi communities inhabiting the situate land were being evicted from their homes on grounds of the said land being subject to a Section 4 notification under the …

Bhatti slams KCR govt for not implementing law to protect tribal land rights
1 year, 6 months ago

Bhatti slams KCR govt for not implementing law to protect tribal land rights

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Senior Congress leader Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Monday condemned the Chandrashekar Rao government for not implementing the Forest Rights Act brought in by the Congress-led UPA government, in a bid to protect the rights of tribals over forest lands. But the BRS government has been systematically oppressing Adivasis and scheduled tribes, and conspired to deny them rights over podu …

Prima Facie Forest Officials Want Tribal Near Tadoba Tiger Reserve Evicted Without Following Due Process: Bombay High Court
1 year, 8 months ago

Prima Facie Forest Officials Want Tribal Near Tadoba Tiger Reserve Evicted Without Following Due Process: Bombay High Court

Live Law  

Observing that prima facie officials of the forest department wanted to evict a tribal living on the borders of the famous Tadoba Tiger Reserve in Maharashtra without following due process, the Bombay High Court rejected a Civil Revision Application filed by the State. “…it is expected that Tribals have to be given an opportunity to adduce the evidence and reasoned …

No Forest Rights Merely Because Ancestors Resided In Forest, Must Establish Sole Dependency On Forest For "Bonafide Livelihood Needs": Madras High Court
1 year, 9 months ago

No Forest Rights Merely Because Ancestors Resided In Forest, Must Establish Sole Dependency On Forest For "Bonafide Livelihood Needs": Madras High Court

Live Law  

While refusing relief to a group of persons claiming benefit under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act 2006, the Madras High Court noted that rights under the Act cannot be claimed merely on the ground that the ancestors originally resided in the forests. For claiming rights under the Act, it was necessary to establish that the persons …

In Assam’s Sonitpur district, once a forest, now a settlement
2 years ago

In Assam’s Sonitpur district, once a forest, now a settlement

The Hindu  

More than 25 years after he erected a thatched shelter, Dinesh Kerketary’s dream of building a house is taking a concrete shape. The wooden support frames around the plinth beams of his 20-by-30 ft house-to-be were taken off a fortnight after he received a document granting him possession of a patch of “forest land under occupation” in north-central Assam’s Sonitpur …

Forest conservation rules encroachment of tribals’ rights, says Soren at eastern council meet
2 years ago

Forest conservation rules encroachment of tribals’ rights, says Soren at eastern council meet

Hindustan Times  

RANCHI: The Forest Conservation Rules 2022 brought in by the Centre which diluted the powers of the gram sabha was an encroachment of the rights of the tribals, Jharkhand chief minister Hemant Soren said on Saturday. Speaking at the eastern zonal council meeting chaired by union home minister Amit Shah, Soren also put forth a host of demands, including those …

A conservation Bill that endangers forest rights
2 years, 1 month ago

A conservation Bill that endangers forest rights

The Hindu  

The expeditious passage of the Wild Life Amendment Bill, 2021 in the Rajya Sabha this winter session — this followed its passing in the Lok Sabha during the monsoon session — needs comment. The Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 has safeguarded numerous species of wild animals and plants by prohibiting all forms of hunting and, more importantly, creating inviolate areas where …

Podu pattas promise puts forest, tribal officials in a quandary
2 years, 1 month ago

Podu pattas promise puts forest, tribal officials in a quandary

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: With a self-imposed deadline of declaring beneficiaries under the pattas for podu land programme of the state government, officials involved with the exercise of vetting lakhs of applications with claims over forest land are learnt to be grappling on how to go about the task. Sources in the government, involved with the current exercise, said enormous pressure was being …

State warned 4 years ago of serious violence over podu pattas
2 years, 1 month ago

State warned 4 years ago of serious violence over podu pattas

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: The Telangana state government, facing the ire of the state forest department officials and their families following the brutal murder of forest range officer Ch. The department also informed the state government in July 2018 that for three years prior to 2018, MLAs, MPs, and ministers, including minister for environment, forests, science, and technology A. Indrakaran Reddy, had stated …

Podu pattas promise: Forest officials feel useless, abandoned
2 years, 1 month ago

Podu pattas promise: Forest officials feel useless, abandoned

Deccan Chronicle  

HYDERABAD: Telangana forest department officials, particularly those at the district level and in the field, are feeling abandoned, crushed, and essentially useless, having been placed at the epicentre of the now-raging podu lands pattas controversy. Officials were also taken aback by minister Puvvada Ajay Kumar's comments to the media at Srinivasa Rao's funeral, in which he stated that the government …

Forest Conservation Rules infringe upon land rights of tribespeople: ST panel chief
2 years, 2 months ago

Forest Conservation Rules infringe upon land rights of tribespeople: ST panel chief

The Hindu  

It is the duty of the commission to “caution the government” when its policies have the potential to affect the well-being and rights of tribal people, Harsh Chouhan, Chairperson of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes, told The Hindu on Thursday. He said this would amount to infringing upon the land rights of tribespeople under the Forest Rights Act, an …

'Matter Requires Hearing": SC Posts Plea Against Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 After Diwali
2 years, 3 months ago

'Matter Requires Hearing": SC Posts Plea Against Scheduled Tribes And Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition Of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 After Diwali

Live Law  

According to the petitioners, the Act has led to deforestation and encroachment of forest land. On February 13, 2019, the bench of Justices Arun Mishra, Navin Sinha and Indira Banerjee had directed states to ensure the eviction of all those persons from forestland whose claims under the Forest Rights Act have been rejected. In the 13 February 2019 order, The …

2006: Forest Rights Act
2 years, 5 months ago

2006: Forest Rights Act

The Hindu  

Published : Aug 15, 2022 06:00 IST The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, commonly called the Forest Rights Act, addressed a long-pending need but also threw up hurdles for forest and wildlife conservation. The Scheduled Tribes and forest dwellers, who are among India’s most marginalised communities, number around 250 million and many of them continue to …

Forest Rights Act: well begun, and now Odisha is ready for the home run
2 years, 5 months ago

Forest Rights Act: well begun, and now Odisha is ready for the home run

The Hindu  

Tucked away in a forested region of Odisha’s Mayurbhanj district, Juguni Ho had long nursed a dream of owning a piece of land. Juguni Ho, Jasai Soren and Pramilla Pradhan are among the 2.59 lakh beneficiaries of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which has entered its 16th year of implementation in Odisha. “We are confident about launching Mission 2024 for …

The proposed Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022 might be disastrous for forest dwellers
2 years, 5 months ago

The proposed Forest (Conservation) Rules, 2022 might be disastrous for forest dwellers

The Hindu  

Published : Jul 24, 2022 18:00 IST Existing forest laws in India largely put the state in charge of environmental protection, which tends to create an imbalance of power between vulnerable forest-dwelling communities and the authorities. The new rules will allow private developers to clear forest land for compensatory afforestation and development and infrastructure projects without the prior consent of …

Forest (Conservation) Rules consistent with Forest Rights Act: Bhupender Yadav
2 years, 6 months ago

Forest (Conservation) Rules consistent with Forest Rights Act: Bhupender Yadav

Hindustan Times  

Forest Rules, 2022, do not dilute or infringe upon provisions of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, Union environment minister Bhupender Yadav has clarified. “It is actually the State Government diversion order issued subsequently which authorises use of forest land for intended purposes and hand over the land to the user agency.” Yadav said the process envisaged in FRA and new …

There Cannot Be Any 'Deemed Forest' Under The Forest Conservation Act: Karnataka High Court Reiterates
2 years, 6 months ago

There Cannot Be Any 'Deemed Forest' Under The Forest Conservation Act: Karnataka High Court Reiterates

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court has reiterated that a land can either be a "forest" or a "forest land", but there cannot be any "deemed forest" in absence of any provision under the Forest Conservation Act. A division bench Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi and Justice Ashok S Kinagi while allowing a petition filed by one DM Deve Gowda said, "This …

Tribals for early settlement of claims under Forest Rights Act
2 years, 10 months ago

Tribals for early settlement of claims under Forest Rights Act

The Hindu  

Representatives of tribals from Hunsur have urged the authorities to recognise their claims under the Forest Rights Act so as to enable them to follow their traditional practices. Ramu, convenor of Haadi Aranya Hakku Samithigala Okkuta, said that the tribals had submitted their applications under the FRA in 2009 to press for their claims and rights under the Act. Mr. …

Looking beyond the Forest Rights Act
3 years ago

Looking beyond the Forest Rights Act

The Hindu  

The Forest Rights Act has been in existence for 15 years. Further, various welfare and developmental schemes of the Rural Department were not extended everywhere to the tribal people who received documents of land possession under the FRA despite the directives issued by the Ministry to treat them on a par with others. In these places, most Central and State …

The BJP’s diatribe against the Roshni scheme and the Manoj Sinha administration’s eviction of nomads from forest dwellings signal that the party fears a setback in the DDC elections
4 years ago

The BJP’s diatribe against the Roshni scheme and the Manoj Sinha administration’s eviction of nomads from forest dwellings signal that the party fears a setback in the DDC elections

The Hindu  

THE ongoing District Development Council elections in Jammu and Kashmir which have been marred by the detention of political leaders, the onslaught on nomads, and the unidimensional discourse on the Roshni scheme have shed light on the tactics the Bharatiya Janata Party government at the Centre is employing to eliminate any chance of a resurgence of its opponents in the …

J&K government to implement Forest Rights Act
4 years, 1 month ago

J&K government to implement Forest Rights Act

Hindustan Times  

The Jammu and Kashmir government will implement the Forest Rights Act, 2006, which was not applicable in the union territory for the last 14 years, to grant and safeguard the rights of forest dwellers, an official spokesperson said on Wednesday. “It may be pointed out that the Forest Rights Act of 2006 provides for granting of rights to forest dwellers …

Survey of forest dwellers being done: Jammu and Kashmir govt.
4 years, 1 month ago

Survey of forest dwellers being done: Jammu and Kashmir govt.

The Hindu  

Amid regional parties’ protests over the eviction of forest dwellers, the Jammu and Kashmir administration on Wednesday said it was in the process of implementing the Forest Rights Act of 2006 “to grant the rights to forest dwellers”. “The Forest Rights Act of 2006 provides for granting of rights to forest dwellers across the country. The administration has decided that …

Maharashtra Tribals Can Now Build Houses Near Forest Areas, Says Govt Order
4 years, 3 months ago

Maharashtra Tribals Can Now Build Houses Near Forest Areas, Says Govt Order

News 18  

Maharashtra Governor Bhagat Singh Koshyari on Tuesday issued a notification modifying the Forest Rights Act, 2006 that will enable tribals and other traditional forest dwellers to "build houses in the neighbourhood forest areas". This will "enable the forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest-dwelling families to build houses in the neighbourhood forest areas," the statement said. The governor in May …

Upholding Tribal Autonomy To Propagate India's Forest Wealth
4 years, 8 months ago

Upholding Tribal Autonomy To Propagate India's Forest Wealth

Live Law  

Conservation of forests in states with high tribal density India's immense forest wealth is spread across different parts of its territory. Existing legal framework to protect tribal autonomy Although the land rights of the schedule tribal areas flow from the Constitution, their effective implementation can only be guaranteed by proper legislation. For safeguarding the land rights of the tribal population, …

Hyderabad: HIgh Court gives a breather to forest dwellers
5 years, 1 month ago

Hyderabad: HIgh Court gives a breather to forest dwellers

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The High Court has directed the government not to evict forest dwellers without following the procedure prescribed in the forest dwellers rights Act. Justice Challa Kodanda Ram issued the orders while dealing with a batch of petitions filed by 150 forest-dwellers from villages like 85KW Chowdavaram and Kistaram of Khammam district, Ven-katapuram and Madagudem of Mahbubabad district, Linga-gudem and …

Displaced Chhattisgarh Tribals Seek Land Rights In AP, Telangana
5 years, 1 month ago

Displaced Chhattisgarh Tribals Seek Land Rights In AP, Telangana

The Quint  

The displaced Adivasis, who had found refuge in the forests of Andhra Pradesh, feared retribution if they returned home. At least 500 of these families have now applied for land titles for their new houses and small farms under the Forest Rights Act. Adivasis have never before sought relief under Section 3 of the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest …

'Action Should Be Against 'Urban Encroachers' Of Forest Lands And Not Tribals', Observes SC
5 years, 4 months ago

'Action Should Be Against 'Urban Encroachers' Of Forest Lands And Not Tribals', Observes SC

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that tribals who are genuine forest dwellers should be protected and eviction should be ordered only against 'urban encroachers' of forest land.The bench of Justices Arun Mishra, M R Shah and B R Gavai made these oral observations while hearing a batch of petitions challenging the Forest Rights Act.The Court also allowed intervention applications. …

Chhattisgarh to grant habitat rights under FRA to tribals in 'Maoist stronghold' Abhujmad forest; Bhupesh Baghel's soft approach may score a win
5 years, 4 months ago

Chhattisgarh to grant habitat rights under FRA to tribals in 'Maoist stronghold' Abhujmad forest; Bhupesh Baghel's soft approach may score a win

Firstpost  

The eight-month-old Congress government in Chhattisgarh is making a case for a ‘soft’ approach to tackle the Left-wing extremism, or Maoist insurgency in the state by reaching out to tribals living in Abhujmad by accelerating the process of granting habitat rights to them. The eight-month-old Congress government in Chhattisgarh is making a case for a “soft” approach to tackle the …

After Odisha, Chhattisgarh becomes second state to recognise forest rights claims, lands acquired by Scheduled Tribes
5 years, 5 months ago

After Odisha, Chhattisgarh becomes second state to recognise forest rights claims, lands acquired by Scheduled Tribes

Firstpost  

Chhattisgarh has become the second state in the country after Odisha to recognise the forest rights claims as well as the forest lands acquired by Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers Raipur: Chhattisgarh has become the second state in the country after Odisha to recognise the forest rights claims as well as the forest lands acquired by Scheduled Tribes …

States reviewing forest rights claims
5 years, 5 months ago

States reviewing forest rights claims

Hindustan Times  

In a breather for hundreds of thousands of forest-dwelling scheduled tribes and other traditional forest dwellers, state governments have told the Supreme Court that an exercise is under way to review their rejected claims of community rights over land they have occupied for generations, and asked for time to complete the process. A bench led by Justice Arun Mishra had …

Nature Conservation Day 2019: Forest Rights Act attempt to right historical wrongs, recognise role of traditional forest dwellers in conservation'
5 years, 5 months ago

Nature Conservation Day 2019: Forest Rights Act attempt to right historical wrongs, recognise role of traditional forest dwellers in conservation'

Firstpost  

The Forest Rights Act is an example of the benefits of and value in community-based forest governance. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006 is an attempt to right these historical wrongs and to also recognize the role of India’s Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers in conservation. But this had never been recorded historically during …

Hyderabad: Tribals in forests not to be shifted
5 years, 8 months ago

Hyderabad: Tribals in forests not to be shifted

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has directed the forest department authorities not to dispossess the tribals who had been dwelling in the forest habitations for generations. Justice Challa Kodanda Ram was dealing the petition by 40 members of the Koya tribe living in the forest habitations which fall under the Penagadapa gram panchayat in Bhadradri Kothagudem district. While issuing interim …

Aliens in their own lands: How the Forest Rights Act is fudged to take over Adivasi lands in Chhattisgarh
5 years, 9 months ago

Aliens in their own lands: How the Forest Rights Act is fudged to take over Adivasi lands in Chhattisgarh

The Hindu  

Three years ago, Sunder Singh Kumeti, a Gond, lost access to a parcel of land in the forest that he and his family had foraged for two generations. For the several thousand forest villages of India, the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, which is informally called the Forest Rights Act or FRA, is a single sheet …

SC order on evicting forest dwellers: Protecting indigenous communities’ rights is key in fight against climate change
5 years, 10 months ago

SC order on evicting forest dwellers: Protecting indigenous communities’ rights is key in fight against climate change

Firstpost  

Several tribal communities in India protect forests, based on their self-perception of these areas being under their custodianship. In this light, the Supreme Court’s 13 February order that threatens to evict over 10 lakh forest dwellers is not just a major land rights crisis, but also a big blow to the country’s effort to mitigate climate change, and a direct …

Debunking The Myth That Forest Rights Act Is Against Forest Conservation
5 years, 10 months ago

Debunking The Myth That Forest Rights Act Is Against Forest Conservation

Live Law  

In the recent imbroglio surrounding the Supreme Court order on eviction of forest rights claimants whose claims have been rejected, good sense finally prevailed and the Apex Court stayed its own order on the basis that there needs to be better investigation into whether due process under Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act popularly known. In the recent …

What is Forest Rights Act?
5 years, 10 months ago

What is Forest Rights Act?

The Hindu  

In the colonial era, the British diverted abundant forest wealth of the nation to meet their economic needs. The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act, 2006, was enacted to protect the marginalised socio-economic class of citizens and balance the right to environment with their right to life and livelihood. On February 13, the Supreme Court ordered the eviction …

Eviction of tribals holding forest land put on hold
5 years, 10 months ago

Eviction of tribals holding forest land put on hold

The Quint  

New Delhi, Feb 28 The Supreme Court on Thursday put on hold its own order directing eviction of tribals, including forest dwellers whose claim over the forest land was rejected. Shah put on hold its own February 13 order directing eviction of tribals in unauthorised possession of forest land. When Solicitor General Tushar Mehta pleaded that there was no procedure …

SC Stays Order That Could Have Led to Eviction of Tribal Families
5 years, 10 months ago

SC Stays Order That Could Have Led to Eviction of Tribal Families

The Quint  

According to Bar & Bench, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta was asked by Justice Arun Mishra why the Centre had been “caught in a slumber” and failed to approach the court since 2016. Business Standard’s Nitin Sethi had noted in his article which broke the news about the SC order that the Centre had failed to appear in court and when …

SC stays eviction order on forest land: Centre's application to apex court points out grave anomalies in rejection of land title claims
5 years, 10 months ago

SC stays eviction order on forest land: Centre's application to apex court points out grave anomalies in rejection of land title claims

Firstpost  

According to the Union tribal affairs ministry’s application to the Supreme Court, its letter to state governments dated 12 September, 2014, had noted that reasons for rejection were not communicated. But, according to the Union tribal affairs ministry’s application to the Supreme Court, its letter to state governments dated 12 September, 2014, had noted that reasons for rejection were not …

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