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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding claims under Forest Rights Act 2006, India, 18/04/2018 [1]

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of Wildlife First Vs Ministry of Forest And Environment & Others dated 18/04/2018 regarding claims under Forest Rights Act 2006, India. Several states have failed to file their affidavits in this matter in spite of having 4 weeks time. Apex Court imposes a cost of Rs. 50,000 on the states of Karnataka, Kerala, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Assam, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and directs all the states to take the matter seriously.

Related Order Dated 07/03/2018 [2]

Judgement Date: 
Wednesday, April 18, 2018
Tags:
Forest Rights Act 2006 [3], Tribals [4], Supreme Court [5], Land Ownership [6], India [7], Public Interest Litigation (PIL) [8]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/forest-rights-act-2006
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tribals
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-ownership
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-interest-litigation-pil