https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=43807 States and union territories must form special investigation teams to examine reserved forest land in revenue department possession, retrieve such land and hand it to forest departments or recover the land's cost for forest development where repossession is not in the larger public interest. Reserved forest land cannot be used for non-forest purposes without prior Central government approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and past illegal allotments and related environmental clearances may be quashed as contrary to statutory conditions and the doctrine of public trust. en-us Thu, 15 May 2025 20:01:04 +0530 Thu, 15 May 2025 20:01:04 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=43807 States and union territories must form special investigation teams to examine reserved forest land in revenue department possession, retrieve such land and hand it to forest departments or recover the land's cost for forest development where repossession is not in the larger public interest. Reserved forest land cannot be used for non-forest purposes without prior Central government approval under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980, and past illegal allotments and related environmental clearances may be quashed as contrary to statutory conditions and the doctrine of public trust. News - Thu, 15 May 2025 20:01:04 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/news?id=43807