https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198817 Prior approval of the Central Government under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is a mandatory threshold requirement before any forest land can be diverted for a non-forest purpose, including prospecting or mining. That approval must be obtained before any effective step is taken under other enactments, because the Forest (Conservation) Act operates with a non obstante prohibition and is intended to preserve forest land at the outset. Approval under Section 5(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 cannot substitute for forest clearance or postpone it. The legal effect is that mineral-related permission issued without prior forest approval is without jurisdiction. en-us Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 01 Mar 2019 13:06:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198817 Prior approval of the Central Government under Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 is a mandatory threshold requirement before any forest land can be diverted for a non-forest purpose, including prospecting or mining. That approval must be obtained before any effective step is taken under other enactments, because the Forest (Conservation) Act operates with a non obstante prohibition and is intended to preserve forest land at the outset. Approval under Section 5(1) of the Mines and Minerals (Development and Regulation) Act, 1957 cannot substitute for forest clearance or postpone it. The legal effect is that mineral-related permission issued without prior forest approval is without jurisdiction. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198817