The State Of Tamil Nadu Rep. By The Deputy ... vs Tvl. Shree Murugan Flour Mills (P) Ltd. ... on 5 January, 2005
4. After the order of Hon'ble Supreme Court on
4.3.1997, the unlicensed saw mills in these
plywood/veneer industries were closed, no
other machinery in these industries was
closed because of the interpretation of the
Bombay Forest Rule 1942 was that only
sawing machine i.e. band saw/horizontal
saw/circular saw need licence. However, in
the W.P. No.3795/95, Kit Ply case Hon'ble
Bombay High Court Bench at Nagpur on
10.8.1998 made it clear that petitioner (i.e.
Kitply's owner) do not entitle to operate any
machinery or saw mills for cutting, slicing
and/or peeling the timber without licence,
as contemplated under rule 23(i)(ii) of
Bombay Transit Forest Product Rule, 1960
(Vidarbh region, Saurashtra & Kutch
areas).