Supreme Court of India
T. N. Godavarman Thirumulkpad Etc. v. Union of India and Ors. Etc.
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What the Court ordered
We are of the view that on an experimental basis we may permit silviculture felling of trees to a very limited extent and such felling should be monitored very carefully to see whether such silviculture felling actually helps in the regeneration of forests or not.
Judgment, page 6
From the headnote
Environment – Forests – Felling of trees – Directions issued by Supreme Court on 12.12.1996, to a large number o f States including State of Himachal Pradesh, inter alia that there will be no felling of trees in any forest, public or private – However, there were reports that State of Himachal Pradesh had pas sed orders lifting ban on felling of trees – Supreme Court, while i ssuing notice to State of Himachal Pradesh on 14.02.2000, also ma de it clear that such orders, if passed, operation of the same we re stayed and no felling of trees be done – Application by State o f Himachal Pradesh
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