https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295409 Section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 requires prior Central Government approval for every post-25 October 1980 State order that de-reserves forest, permits non-forest use, or assigns forest land by lease or otherwise. Earlier non-forest use does not permit a State to extend, renew, or freshly authorise such use without approval. Regularisation of pre-1977 forest encroachments may be considered where the State had adopted a qualifying pre-Act regularisation policy and Central approval is granted subject to conservation conditions, including demarcation and compensatory afforestation. Any future regularisation proposal remains subject to prior approval and the Act's conservation objectives 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 requires prior Central Government approval for every post-25 October 1980 State order that de-reserves forest, permits non-forest use, or assigns forest land by lease or otherwise. Earlier non-forest use does not permit a State to extend, renew, or freshly authorise such use without approval. Regularisation of pre-1977 forest encroachments may be considered where the State had adopted a qualifying pre-Act regularisation policy and Central approval is granted subject to conservation conditions, including demarcation and compensatory afforestation. Any future regularisation proposal remains subject to prior approval and the Act's conservation objectives and guidelines. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 20 Mar 2009 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=295409