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"4 It is informed that the matter has been examined in the Ministry and the legal opinion of the Ministry of Law and Justice (MoLJ) was also obtained on the applicability of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 on the use of forest land falling in the Right of Way (ROW) of the Railway for construction of new railway line and conversion of gauge from existing Meter Gauge (MG) to Broad Gauge (BG) and applicability of provisions of the Railway Act, 1989. The MoLJ has opined on 28.09.2017 that "though the railway administration has the power under Section 11(a) of the Act of 1989, to construct or maintain a railway on any land, but it appears that for so assignment of forest land (other than the railway WP-442-2020-J.odt land) falling in the ROW to the railway by way of lease or otherwise may attract the provisions of the Act of 1980."