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
Central Government necessary for dereservation of reserved forests and for use of forest land for non-forest purpose. The ordinance also provided for the constitution ... Restriction on the de-reservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose, Notwithstanding anything contained in any other
absolutely prohibit the use of the forest land or serve forest or any part thereof non-forest purpose. All that it says is that ... other authorities regarding dereservation of reserved forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose.
1. Short narrative of the proposal and project/scheme
State proposed to cancel the
lease. Use of forest land for non-forest purpose is
prohibited by the 1980 Act. Petitioner has converted the
entire ... declaration of the land as reserve forest. The 1980 Act
prohibits use of forest land for non-forest purpose.
Petitioner having violated the terms
thereto, provides restriction on the dereservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose, under Section 2 which reads ... Restriction on the dereservation of forests of use of forest land for non-forest purpose.--Notwithstanding anything contained in any other law for the time
Forest Act, reads as follows:
2. RESTRICTION ON THE PRESERVATION OF FORESTS OR USE OF FOREST LAND FOR NON-FOREST PURPOSE.
Notwithstanding anything contained ... such non-forest activity in the said area without such prior approval. That the mining activity amounts to non-forest purpose is beyond dispute. Thus
forest' shall
cease to be 'reserved forest' or that any 'forest land' be used
for any 'non-forest purpose ... restrictions on the
de-reservation of forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose
and reads thus:-
"2. Restriction
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
Restriction on the de-reservation of
forests or use of forest land for
non-forest purpose:- Notwithstanding
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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
shall not make any orders relating to use of forest land for any non-forest purpose. Notwilhslanding Ihe Forest Conservation Act, 1980 the Government ... that no order can be made directing any forest area (o be used for non-forest purpose without prior approval of the Central Government which
