MADURAI: The Madras High Court Bench here has issued notice to Debendranath Sarangi, Principal Secretary, Department of Environment and Forests; A.S. Balanathan, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests, and M. Vallalar, Dindigul Collector, in a contempt of court petition filed against them.
The Kanan Devan Hills Plantations Ltd, a Tata arm managing tea estates in Munnar, petitioned the Kerala High Court on Thursday against the Idukki District Collector
JOWAI: The Executive Committee (EC) of the Jaintia Hill Autonomous District Council (JHADC) has decided to take strong action against 30 individuals mostly coal businessmen who had encroached into the forest land of the District Council called Kya-Chitang located at Soo-kilo under Sutnga Elaka in Jaintia Hills District.
A comprehensive analysis of the Godavarman case instituted to address timber felling in the Nilgiri range of Tamil Nadu. Each and every order and its implications at state and national level has been analysed, to bring out not only the complexity of forest conservation in the country but also highlight various strategies adopted by Courts.
