Supreme Court of India

Maharashtra Land Development Corporation and Ors. v. State of Maharashtra and Anr.

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Reported as [2010] 15 S.C.R. 37
Bench Dr. Mukundakam Sharma and Anil R. Dave JJ.
Decided 11 November 2010

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What the Court ordered

We are of the considered opinion that the said portion of the land, measuring 53 acres will vest with the respondent-State as a 'private forest'.

Judgment, page 30

From the headnote

Forests - Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975 - ss.2 (c-i), 2(f), 3, 4, 5, 6 to 19 and 21 - "Forest" and "private forest" - Vesting in the State - State Government attempted to acquire the land in question as a "private forest" amidst the efforts of the Maharashtra Land Development Corporation to continue its quarrying operations in the area - Dispute as to whether on the appointed day, i.e., 30.08.1975 under the Maharashtra Private (Acquisition) Forest Act, 1975 the appellant's land of 53 acres was a "private forest" or not - Held: The provisions of the Act present no

Where later benches applied it

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