Forest land
Agencies like the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), Forest Department, Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and others must give the details of their land where unauthorised colonies exist, as per a senior Delhi government official. The government is scheduling to regularise every house in unauthorised colonies, so that it fulfils the criteria of the land owning [...] Continue Reading »
Delhi NCR- National Green Tribunal (NGT) has issued notices to the principal conservator of forest and the chief secretary of Haryana, with regard to the encroachment of common hilly and forest land in Aravalis by private builders. The issue was brought to the notice of the Green Tribunal through a news report considering the possible [...] Continue Reading »
Chandigarh- Government has decided to convert a part of forest in Zirakpur into a park. This effort will definitely bring smile to 1500 people residing in 11 societies, who can use that park. Unfortunately due to lack of area, forest department cannot create a park for societies on the Peer Muchalla road of Zirakpur. Since entire open [...] Continue Reading »
Mumbai – Residents staying on private forest land have denied to shell out extra money to the government to regularize their flats. After hearing a forest land appeal last week, the Supreme Court Chief Justice asked the court registry to hire a three-judge bench to hear the matter but the appointment is pending for 18 months. Over [...] Continue Reading »
In Bangalore, around 2,482 acres of forest land was encroached by government agencies along with private individuals and companies. The forest land has been estimated a worth of Rs 7,000 crore and is entirely spread in and around Bangalore. A huge list of encroacher of forest land in and around KR Puram, Bangalore North, Anekal, [...] Continue Reading »
A major fraud case has been witnessed in Gurgaon city. Two of the forest officials has tampered the revenue records of forestland. Some of the private developers have purchased these land from the officials. According to the recent data, on the Aravalli hills nearly 400 acres of this forest land has been purchased by private [...] Continue Reading »
High court (HC) witnessed a PIL by an RTI activist for illegally encroaching upon the forest land. Rajya Sabha member and a mining baron Anil Lad has been traced as accused. Amazing Valley Resorts inclusive of Plantation and Resorts is located near Narihalla Dam in Bellary district. This resort has been encroached around 20 acres [...] Continue Reading »
The High Court (HC) has passed a judgment stating that there should be no prevalence of Land Acquisition. The Orissa high court on Friday declined to grant an interim stay on acquisition of forest land by state government for the Posco steel project in Jagatsinghpur district. The Chief Justice V Gopala Gowda and Justice B [...] Continue Reading »
