above, gives very wide definition of forest
and giving restrictive meaning of forest in
view of the wide definition given by the
State Legislature cannot ... forest, but still remains as
"unclassified forest". It is this "forest" which will be taken
out of the purview and definition
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for
the conservation of forests and the matters connected therewith
must apply clearly to all forests so understood irrespective ... Thus, forest shall include all statutorily recognised forests,
whether designated as reserved, protected or otherwise. The
term "forest land", occurring in Section
learned
Additional Advocate General that unlike the inclusive definition
of 'forest' contained in the Ordinance, the definition of 'forest'
contained ... light of the aforesaid change introduced in
the definition of 'forest' that power has been conferred on the
custodian under Section
private forest. The finding is that the land is not vested forest which
can only mean that the land is private forest ... only dispute is whether the land falls within the definition of
private forest. Explanation II to Section 5 , states that, for the purposes
of Section
from the vehicle was a wild animal covered the under the definition of forest produce. He further submitted that it is not mentioned ... products of mines or quarries);
10. From the above mentioned definition of forest produce, it also includes wild animals which is mentioned in Section
word
"forest" covers all statutorily recognized
forests for the purpose of Section 2 of the
Forest Act. What is held in the fourth ... Apex
Court dealing with 'forest' and 'forest land'
for the purpose of Forest Act were
rendered in the context of mining
nilams as defined in the Kerala Land
Reforms Act from the definition of forest land.
(iv) To declare that the petitioner's title ... Kerala Land Reforms Act, 1963 , stand
excluded from the definition of 'private forest', as per Section
2(f)(1)(i)(A) . Furthermore
2020 ORDER
forest dwellers tribal people who are surviving on the forest or
forest produce. The forest dwellers tribal people and forest are
inseparable ... depend on the forest or forests land
for bona fide livelihood needs. For the purpose of this definition,
the explanation of word 'Generation
report indicating demarcation of non-forest areas from forest
areas solely in respect of survey numbers partially identified
as forest that are listed ... already
been identified and demarcated as a private forest as per the
private forest definition and is very dense forest having canopy
density of over
Forest Policy for protection of untouched forests.
SHRIMATI PRATIMA MONDAL ( JAYNAGAR ): Sir, India’s forests are currently governed by the National Forest Policy ... forests and forest management are either missing, delayed or left open-ended as of date. For example, at present, there is no clear definition
