https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157251 Scheduled Area land protection was read purposively to bar leases of Government land to non-tribals under the Fifth Schedule and the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1959, while allowing transfers to State instrumentalities or tribal co-operatives. Mining on forest land was held to require prior Central Government approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and the State was directed to verify the forest character of the leased areas. Section 11(5) of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 was treated as prospective, preserving existing leases but barring future grants or renewals to non-tribals in Scheduled Areas. The environmental challenge failed for want of pleaded factual foundation. en-us Fri, 11 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 21 Oct 2014 14:40:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157251 Scheduled Area land protection was read purposively to bar leases of Government land to non-tribals under the Fifth Schedule and the Andhra Pradesh Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation, 1959, while allowing transfers to State instrumentalities or tribal co-operatives. Mining on forest land was held to require prior Central Government approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and the State was directed to verify the forest character of the leased areas. Section 11(5) of the Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act, 1957 was treated as prospective, preserving existing leases but barring future grants or renewals to non-tribals in Scheduled Areas. The environmental challenge failed for want of pleaded factual foundation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 11 Jul 1997 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=157251