CUTTACK: The Orissa High Court on Wednesday directed the authorities concerned not to fell trees or alienate any land, particularly from sanctuaries, national parks, bio-spheres (reserved area) by issuing pattas or by any other means of alienation.
A division bench of the High Court comprising Justice I.M. Quddushi and Justice B.P. Ray passed the interim order on a PIL challenging the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/hc-stays-forest-rights-law
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-bhubaneswar
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-interest-litigation-pil
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/national-parks
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanctuaries
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/high-court
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cuttack-d
