https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171568 Transfer of meikkal poramboke land for an industrial estate was treated as a reasoned development policy decision, so it was not struck down as arbitrary, though protective directions were required to preserve grazing and fodder interests. The consultation process was found sufficient because public notice, village publication and participation in enquiry were shown, so natural justice was not violated. The lands were not treated as forest land merely because they were covered with trees or used for grazing, so the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was not attracted on that basis. Prior environmental clearance was nevertheless mandatory before further development and tree felling. en-us Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 24 Jul 2015 13:03:21 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171568 Transfer of meikkal poramboke land for an industrial estate was treated as a reasoned development policy decision, so it was not struck down as arbitrary, though protective directions were required to preserve grazing and fodder interests. The consultation process was found sufficient because public notice, village publication and participation in enquiry were shown, so natural justice was not violated. The lands were not treated as forest land merely because they were covered with trees or used for grazing, so the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 was not attracted on that basis. Prior environmental clearance was nevertheless mandatory before further development and tree felling. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 16 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=171568