Supreme Court of India

Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.

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Reported as [2014] 2 S.C.R. 203
Bench R.M. Lodha, Madan B. Lokur and Kurian Joseph JJ.
Decided 30 January 2014

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We are of the view that they cannot be imported and read into statute of the present nature.

Judgment, page 40

From the headnote

FOREST ACT, 1927: s.35(3) - Mere issuance of a notice uls.35(3) is not sufficient for any/and being .,declared a "private forest" within the meaning of that expression as defined in s.2(f)(iii) of the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975 - s.35(3) c is not intended to end the process with the mere issuance of 0 a notice but it also requires service of a notice on the owner of the forest - The need for ensuring service is also to prevent damage to or destruction of a forest - In the absence of any fime period having been specified for deciding a show cause notice issued u/s.35,

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