Supreme Court · 2024 INSC 59 · Decided 24 January 2024
In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2024 INSC 59 · [2024] 1 S.C.R. 704
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 202/1995
- Decided
- 24 January 2024
- Bench
- BHUSHAN RAMKRISHNA GAVAI, ARAVIND KUMAR, PRASHANT KUMAR MISHRA (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Dismissed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
Matter pertains to criteria issued for the identification of private 'forest' land in the State of Goa. Environmental laws - Forests - Criteria issued by the State of Goa for the identification of the State of Goa - Challenge to, by the appellant seeking change in the criteria: Held: Existing criteria for identification of private forests in the State of Goa are adequate and valid, thus, requires no alteration - Criteria of the canopy density of 0.4 and minimum area of 5 ha if
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