https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188681 Sections 4-A, 4-B and 4-C of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 were construed as not imposing a general permission requirement for felling trees in a non-forest private orchard or garden land. Section 4-A was held to be territorially confined to the specified Darjeeling sub-divisions, Section 4-B to preservation against diminution or conversion of land, and Section 4-C to changes in area, character, use or mode of use, not mere tree felling. The restrictions in T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad were treated as limited to forest land. The decision also reaffirmed that clear statutory text cannot be expanded by purposive interpretation. en-us Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 03 Jun 2024 17:39:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188681 Sections 4-A, 4-B and 4-C of the West Bengal Land Reforms Act, 1955 were construed as not imposing a general permission requirement for felling trees in a non-forest private orchard or garden land. Section 4-A was held to be territorially confined to the specified Darjeeling sub-divisions, Section 4-B to preservation against diminution or conversion of land, and Section 4-C to changes in area, character, use or mode of use, not mere tree felling. The restrictions in T.N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad were treated as limited to forest land. The decision also reaffirmed that clear statutory text cannot be expanded by purposive interpretation. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=188681