https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284467 Where proposed diversion of forest land affects Scheduled Tribes or other traditional forest dwellers, statutory forest clearance must be preceded by determination of their forest, community, habitat, customary and religious rights through the Gram Sabha under the Forest Rights Act and the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act. The statutory framework treats the Gram Sabha as the initiating authority for identifying and verifying such rights, and protects communities from eviction until that process is completed. On the materials described, claims concerning worship and other religious rights over the Niyamgiri hills had not been meaningfully placed before the Gram Sabha, so final Stage-II clearance was to follow only after the Gram Sabha's decision was considered. en-us Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 20 Nov 2019 11:26:28 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284467 Where proposed diversion of forest land affects Scheduled Tribes or other traditional forest dwellers, statutory forest clearance must be preceded by determination of their forest, community, habitat, customary and religious rights through the Gram Sabha under the Forest Rights Act and the Panchayats (Extension to the Scheduled Areas) Act. The statutory framework treats the Gram Sabha as the initiating authority for identifying and verifying such rights, and protects communities from eviction until that process is completed. On the materials described, claims concerning worship and other religious rights over the Niyamgiri hills had not been meaningfully placed before the Gram Sabha, so final Stage-II clearance was to follow only after the Gram Sabha's decision was considered. Case-Laws Indian Laws Thu, 18 Apr 2013 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=284467