2019 (9) TMI 1594

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....de, Government Pleader with Mr. M. M. Pabale, A.G.P. for Respondent No.1. Mr. Parag Vyas with Ms. Karuna Yadav for Respondent No.2- Union of India. ORDER 1. To give effect to the Forest Rights Act, 2006, the MoEF as the nodal Agency has on 04th January, 2018, promulgated the Guidelines to determine Critical Wildlife Habitats within National  2. As per Clause 5 of the Guidelines, an Expert....

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....s whose views are solicited would be clueless. 3. Ms. Purnima Upadhyay, a Member of KHOJ, a Non Governmental Organization which works for upliftment of tribals in Melghat region of Amravati is present in the Court and has drawn our attention to the public notices issued concerning Melghat Wildlife Sanctuary. The same simply proposes to notify Critical Wildlife Habitat. The public notices do not e....

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.... Sanctuary in the State of Karnataka. 6. Thus, while deferring hearing, we direct that the Committee constituted in the State of Maharashtra as per Clause 5 of the Guidelines issued by MoEF to notify the scientific data and the objective criteria which it proposes to adopt before Critical Wildlife Habitats are notified in the State of Maharashtra. The names of the members of the Expert Committee ....