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9. It was also contended that an area of 93.62 acres (37.89 hectares) in Sy.No.56/3 of Kirudale Village, Suntikoppa Hobli, Somarpet Taluk, Kodagu District Village, admittedly is a paradheena (alienated) bane land. The alienated Bane Lands in Kodagu District are held to be forest lands in view of the fact that neither the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 nor the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 has defined the term 'Forest'. The Hon'ble Apex Court had an occasion to define 'Forest' in its order in T.N.GODAVARMAN THIRUMULKPAD vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS. reported in AIR 1997 SC 1228, SAMATHA vs STATE OF ANDHRA PRADESH reported in AIR 1997 SC 3297, B.L. WADHERA vs UNION OF INDIA reported in 2002(9) SCC 108, M.C.MEHTA vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS. Reported in AIR 2004 SC 4016, In RE.: