Supreme Court · 1986 INSC 246 · Decided 20 November 1986
Banwasi Sewa Ashram v. State of U.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1986 INSC 246 · [1987] 1 S.C.R. 336
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CRIMINAL) No. 1061/1982
- Decided
- 20 November 1986
- Bench
- P.N. BHAGWATI, RANGANATH MISRA (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Criminal
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Land Acquisition Act
Headnote
SEW A ASHRAM v. STATE OF U.P. AND ORS. NOVEMBER 20, 1986 B [P.N. BHAGWATI, C.J. AND RANGANATH MISRA, J.] c Indian Forest Act, 1927-ss. 4 and 20-Jungle ./ands notified and declared reserved forest-Possession of the Adivasis-Whether legal and valid. Environmental Law: Forests-National forest-Dispossession sought-Provision of /~gal aid to protect th;ir rights. Consequent upon the State Government declaring a part of the jungle E lands in two tehsils of the District of Mir7.apur as reserved forest under s.20 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 and notifying other areas under s.4 of
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