Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 235 · Decided 10 April 2013
State of Kerala v. Abdul Ali
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 235 · [2013] 5 S.C.R. 799
- Case number
- SPECIAL LEAVE PETITION (CIVIL) No. 13802/2006
- Decided
- 10 April 2013
- Bench
- G.S. SINGHVI, KURIAN JOSEPH (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
Headnote
Kera/a Preservation of Trees Act, 1986 - ss.2(e), 4 and A B 5 - Notification u/s.5 providing total prohibition of cutting of trees - Plea that the forest in question, being not a 'Private C Forest' within meaning of s.2(f)(1)(i) of Kera/a Private Forests (Vesting and Assignment) Act, 1971, could Notification uls.5 of Preservation of Trees Act- Held: Explanation II u/s.5 of Preservation of Trees Act is a piece of legislation by reference - Therefore, the definition D of 'Private Forest' under the Vesting and Assignment Act is to be taken for 'Private Forest' u/s,5 of the Preservation of
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