The Supreme Court has narrowed a long-running challenge to the 2023 forest law, agreeing to test only whether its definition of "forest" holds up against a 1996 constitutional standard. BulletsIn The Supreme Court, in an order dated 16 September 2026, said it would confine itself to examining the constitutional validity of the definition of "forests"
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The Supreme Court has narrowed a long-running challenge to the 2023 forest law, agreeing to test only whether its definition of "forest" holds up against a 1996 constitutional standard. BulletsIn The Supreme Court, in an order dated 16 September 2026, said it would confine itself to examining the constitutional validity of the definition of "forests"
33A three-decade-old Supreme Court order defining “forest” has resurfaced at the centre of a 2026 constitutional challenge, as the Court examines whether a 2023 amendment dilutes the landmark protection it created. BulletsIn The case traces back to 1995, when T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad, a retired forest officer known as “the green man,” filed a writ petition
A three-decade-old Supreme Court order defining “forest” has resurfaced at the centre of a 2026 constitutional challenge, as the Court examines whether a 2023 amendment dilutes the landmark protection it created. BulletsIn The case traces back to 1995, when T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad, a retired forest officer known as “the green man,” filed a writ petition
The Supreme Court has said it will confine its examination of a challenge to the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 to the constitutional validity of its definition of “forest,” leaving disputes over individual land parcels to High Courts. BulletsIn A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the
The Supreme Court has said it will confine its examination of a challenge to the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 to the constitutional validity of its definition of “forest,” leaving disputes over individual land parcels to High Courts. BulletsIn A bench of Chief Justice Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V. Mohana passed the
