HC Upholds Forest Rights Claims of the Tharu Community
In April 2026, the Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court (HC) set aside a district-level committee’s decision to reject the community forest rights claims of the Tharu tribe in Lakhimpur Kheri (Uttar Pradesh).
Forest Rights Act (FRA), 2006
- Officially known as the Scheduled Tribes and Other Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, it is a people-centric law for forests, which recognises the rights of forest-dwelling communities to use and manage forest resources.
Objectives
- To empower and strengthen the local self-governance.
- To address the livelihood security of the people, leading to poverty alleviation and pro-poor growth.
- To address ....
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