https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461302 Tree cover alone did not make the project site forest land or deemed forest, because the land was agricultural, absent from revenue records as forest, and not identified as forest in the relevant State exercise; section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 therefore did not apply. The project also fell outside the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, since it was treated as an area development project and remained below the applicable area and built-up thresholds, so no prior environmental clearance was required. Although proximity to the Okhla Bird Sanctuary raised ecological concerns, demolition was refused and the project was allowed to proceed subject to expert-recommended safeguards and protective directions. en-us Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 Thu, 27 Mar 2025 17:05:56 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461302 Tree cover alone did not make the project site forest land or deemed forest, because the land was agricultural, absent from revenue records as forest, and not identified as forest in the relevant State exercise; section 2 of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 therefore did not apply. The project also fell outside the Environment Impact Assessment Notification, 2006, since it was treated as an area development project and remained below the applicable area and built-up thresholds, so no prior environmental clearance was required. Although proximity to the Okhla Bird Sanctuary raised ecological concerns, demolition was refused and the project was allowed to proceed subject to expert-recommended safeguards and protective directions. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 03 Dec 2010 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=461302