https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295409 Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 bars any post-25.10.1980 State action de-reserving forest land, permitting non-forest use, or assigning forest land by lease or otherwise without prior Central approval, and the provision must be read to advance forest conservation. The article also explains that pre-1.1.1977 encroachments may be regularized only where the State had already taken a qualifying pre-Act decision and the Central Government approves the proposal subject to conservation conditions such as demarcation and compensatory afforestation. Approved regularization of old encroachments is distinct from any future proposal, which still requires prior approval and conformity with the Act and guidelines. en-us Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 Wed, 02 Jun 2021 14:39:08 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295409 Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 bars any post-25.10.1980 State action de-reserving forest land, permitting non-forest use, or assigning forest land by lease or otherwise without prior Central approval, and the provision must be read to advance forest conservation. The article also explains that pre-1.1.1977 encroachments may be regularized only where the State had already taken a qualifying pre-Act decision and the Central Government approves the proposal subject to conservation conditions such as demarcation and compensatory afforestation. Approved regularization of old encroachments is distinct from any future proposal, which still requires prior approval and conformity with the Act and guidelines. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295409