entitled to dereserve the reserved forest or permit use of
forest land for any non-forest purpose without obtaining approval of the Central
Government ... Restriction on the de-reservation of forests or use of forest land
for non-forest purpose.-- Notwithstanding anything contained in
any other
forest produce. Para
4.4 deals with diversion of forest lands for non-forest
purposes. Under the said para it is stipulated that forest land ... providing sustained benefits to the
community. Diversion of forest land for non-forest purpose
therefore should be subject to most careful examination by
experts from
forest lands are
sought to be directed for non forest use.
The point in issue is whether before diversion of forest land for non-
forest ... account of effect on ecology by
conversion of forest land for non-forest purpose. Further, Mr. Salve
submits that the basis for calculation
forest land for
non-forest purposes and for rehabilitating the forest land. The Forest
Conservation Act, 1980 and the rules and guidelines made thereunder contain ... land or forest
by reason of the activity of excavation and/or mining or use of forest land
for a non-forest purpose. The High
Restriction on the dereservation of forests or
use of forest land for non-forest purpose-
Notwithstanding
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anything contained in any other ... section 2 thereof
that no dereservation of forests or use of forest land for
non-forest purposes can be permitted without the previous
approval
Forest Act reads as follows:
“2. Restriction on the de-reservation of forests or use of forest
land for non-forest purpose.— Notwithstanding anything
contained ... India
Ministry of Environment and Forest, turned down the request
to use the forest land for non-forest purpose and change the
name of user
Restriction on the de-reservation of forests or
use of forest land for non-forest purpose.—
Notwithstanding anything contained in any other ... reserved forest or any portion thereof
or permit use of any forest land or any
portion thereof for any non-forest
purpose or assign
dereservation of for-
ests or use of forest land for non-forest
purpose --Notwithstanding anything contained
in any other law for the time being ... non-forest pur-
pose.
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Explanation.--For the purposes of this section
"non-forest purposes" means breaking up or
clearing of any forest
thus, clearly a case of forest land being put to use for non-forest
purpose in complete violation of section ... Restriction on the de-reservation of forests or use of
forest land for non-forest purpose.- Notwithstanding
anything contained in any other
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 ... conditions or restrictions on the
use of any forest land for any non-forest purpose
which, in its opinion, would minimize adverse
environmental impact
