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Contempt of courts

BINDU KAPUREA versus SUBHASHISH PANDA & ORS.

The Court found that unauthorised felling of trees in the Delhi Ridge and the deliberate non-disclosure during court proceedings amounted to wilful disobedience and criminal contempt under Section 2(c) of the Contempt of Courts Act, 1971; however, applying proportionality and considering overriding public interest in completion and use of CAPFIMS, the Court closed contempt proceedings and imposed restorative and supervisory measures including afforestation, ecological restoration under an independent Committee, periodic compliance reporting, environmental fees by responsible officials, and de…

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  • Tree felling
  • Ridge forest
  • Compensatory afforestation
  • Contempt proceedings
  • Public interest
  • Ecological restoration
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Forest conservation

NARINDER SINGH & ORS. versus DIVESH BHUTANI & ORS.

Lands covered by special orders issued under Section 4 of the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 have all the trappings of forest lands within the meaning of clauses (ii)–(iv) of Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980; accordingly, the State Government or competent authority cannot permit their use for non-forest activities without prior approval of the Central Government (with effect from 25 October 1980); a mere notification under Section 3 of PLPA does not ipso facto make land a forest under the 1980 Act; lands subject to Section 4 special orders remain subject to Section 2 regar…

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  • Deemed forest under forest (conservation) act, 1980
  • Punjab land preservation act, 1900 section 4 special orders
  • Prior approval of central government for non-forest use
  • Interaction between plpa and forest (conservation) act, 1980
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Environmental law

IN RE: T.N. GODAVARMAN THIRUMULPAD versus UNION OF INDIA & ORS.

The Court directed that DMRC must follow the statutory procedure: file formal applications under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 for the specified areas and obtain necessary forest clearance; for Ridge/Morphological Ridge areas, DMRC must apply to the Ridge Management Board whose recommendations along with GNCTD Chief Conservator's recommendations are to be forwarded to the Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change for decision; permissions to fell trees on non-forest land must follow the Delhi Preservation of Trees Act, 1994; and conditions (including compensatory aff…

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  • Forest (conservation) act, 1980
  • Forest (conservation) rules, 2003
  • Delhi preservation of trees act, 1994
  • Wildlife protection act, 1972
  • Environment (protection) act, 1986
  • Ridge protection
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