SC Directs Governments to Follow Broad Definition of Forest

Indian Polity & Governance: Judiciary :

On 19th February, 2024, the Supreme Court (SC) directed governments to follow the “broad and all-encompassing” definition of forest as laid down in its 1996 judgment in the T N Godavarman case until a consolidated record of all kinds of forests across the country is prepared.

  • A three-judge Bench led by Chief Justice of India (CJI) passed the order on petitions that challenged the 2023 amendments to the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (FCA).
  • The SC said that 2023 amendments had “substantially diluted” the definition of forest, and had reduced the ambit of the FCA 1980.

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