from the
company to permit them to use the forest land for non-forest purpose.
After the receipt of such proposal the State Government noticed ... Ministry of Environment and Forests of
the Central Government for the use of forest land for non-forest
purpose was still pending with the Central
individual was desirous of using forest land
for non-forest purposes, permission under Section 2 of the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 was imperative ... Forest (Conservation) Act, which is extracted
hereunder:
"2. Restriction on the dereservation of forests or use of
forest land for non-forest purpose - Notwithstanding
Government for (i) de-reservation of forest; and (ii) the use of forest land for non-forest purpose.
10. It will be thus seen that ... provisions of Forest Conservation Act, 1980 would apply and such forest land cannot be put to use for non-forest purpose without the prior approval
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 reads as under:
Restriction on the reservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose, -
Notwithstanding anything contained ... make any order directing that any forest land or any portion thereof be used for any non-forest purpose.
6. It is further contended that
Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, it provides for restriction on
the dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest
purpose, prior approval ... Government is necessary if any
forest land or any portion thereof may be used for any non-forest
purpose.
6. Thereafter,
learned Senior Advocate
condition of the
grant of lease of forest lands for non-forest purpose and if the
Central Government grants the approval after the stage when ... mtrs of forest land which company is occupying
may be used for non-forest purpose, it will not amount to
granting ex-post facto approval
contention of the respondent that once
the Indian Forest Act and Forest Conservation Act
are made applicable to the land of Survey No.252
situated ... been
declared by way of a notification, the forest
land cannot be used for nonforest purpose. The
attempt of commission of the alleged crime
filed
in the petition at that time by Deputy Conservator of
Forests, Jamnagar, raising contention inter alia that
the activities in the plot such ... violation of
the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1880 .
The land was allotted for non-forest purpose by the
Gujarat Maritime Board without prior
filed
in the petition at that time by Deputy Conservator of
Forests, Jamnagar, raising contention inter alia that
the activities in the plot such ... violation of
the provisions of the Forest Conservation Act, 1880 .
The land was allotted for non-forest purpose by the
Gujarat Maritime Board without prior
Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
provides for restrictions on the dereservation of Forest
Land for non-forest purpose and that it stipulates ... order directing that any forest land or any portion
thereof may be used for any non-forest purpose except
with the prior approval
