Tagged “forest-law”

2 articles on forest-law.

State of Telangana v. Mohd. Abdul Qasim: review is not an appeal in disguise

On 19 April 2024, a two-judge bench restated the narrow scope of the Order XLVII review jurisdiction, protected reserved forest land against a private title claim, and imposed ₹5 lakh costs recoverable from the officers who filed collusive affidavits.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·7 min

Landmark JudgmentHigh Court of Madhya Pradesh

Vivek Kumar Sharma v. State of Madhya Pradesh: striking down the forest-species transit exemption

On 1 March 2025, a Full Bench of the Madhya Pradesh High Court annulled the 2015 notification exempting 62 forest species from the Transit Rules as ultra vires the Indian Forest Act and violative of Articles 14, 21 and 48-A.

Valkya Editorial·14 Jun 2026·7 min