https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198817 The court quashed the Central Government's approval under Section 5(1) of the MMDR Act for a prospecting license in a forest reserve due to lack of compliance with the Forest Conservation Act. It held that the approval was issued without jurisdiction and contrary to law, emphasizing the need for prior approval for non-forest activities. The court also found the disregard of the petitioner's preferential rights under Section 11(2) improper. The writ petition challenging the approval was deemed maintainable despite a related petition in another court, focusing on statutory authorities' jurisdiction under the Forest Act. 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 The court quashed the Central Government's approval under Section 5(1) of the MMDR Act for a prospecting license in a forest reserve due to lack of compliance with the Forest Conservation Act. It held that the approval was issued without jurisdiction and contrary to law, emphasizing the need for prior approval for non-forest activities. The court also found the disregard of the petitioner's preferential rights under Section 11(2) improper. The writ petition challenging the approval was deemed maintainable despite a related petition in another court, focusing on statutory authorities' jurisdiction under the Forest Act. Case-Laws Indian Laws Mon, 18 Feb 2008 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=198817