Restriction on the de-reservation of
forests or use of forest land for
non-forest purpose:- Notwithstanding
anything contained in any other ... authority to
grant any part of the forest land or any portion thereof for
non-forest purpose except with the prior approval of the
Central
provides for restrictions on de-reservation of forests or use of forest
land for non forest purpose and thus, regulates the executive
function ... Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 reads as under :
"2. Restriction on the de-reservation of forests
or use of forest land for non-forest purpose
prior approval of the Central Government use any forest land for any non forest purpose. Section ... Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is quoted below:
"2. Restriction on the dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non- forest purpose.- Notwithstanding
Restriction on the dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose. Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time ... reserved;
(ii) that any forest land or any portion thereof may be used for any non-forest purpose;
(iii) that any forest land
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is reproduced
below:
" Sec. 2 . Restriction on the dereservation of Forests or use of forest land
for non-forest purpose ... with a
non obstante clause. It deals with restriction on dereservation of forests or use of
forest land for non-forest purpose. It provides
Section 2 . Restriction on the dereservation of
forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose.
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other ... reserved;
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(ii) that any forest land or any portion thereof may
be used for any non-forest purpose;
(iii) that any forest land
constituted for the purpose of monitoring and ensuring
compliance with the orders of this Court covering the subject
matter of forest and wild life ... implementation of this Court's
orders and place reports of non-compliance before
the Court and Central Government for appropriate
action.
(ii) to examine
forest land and it was
declared as Forest in the year 1934 in the Gazette and
since then it continues to be forest land ... Bangalore, dated 05.05.1997, contend that
diversion for non-forest purpose has been approved
by the Central Government under Section 2 of the
Forest Conservation
CONSERVATOR OF FORESTS
Forest Department,
Office of Deputy Conservator of Forests,
Panaji, Goa
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3. UNION OF INDIA
Ministry of Environment and Forests
Paryavaran Bhavan ... Sangod is a forest land and a
part thereof was illegally diverted by the Respondent No. 1 for non-forest
purpose, namely, to construct / install
Government in the Ministry of Environment & Forest for use of forest land for non-forest purpose. The requirement of this permission had delayed
