Supreme Court of India

In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.

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Reported as [2024] 12 S.C.R. 1838
Bench B.R. Gavai, S.V.N. Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta JJ.
Decided 18 December 2024

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Issue for Consideration Protection of the sacred groves/Orans of Rajasthan. Headnotes† Forest Conservation Act, 1980 – s.2 – Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 – Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 – s.36- – Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 – ss.3, 5 – Rajasthan State Forest Policy, 2010 – Rajasthan Forest Policy, 2023 – Sacred groves/Orans of the Rajasthan – Protection of – Identification and notification of sacred groves as ‘forests’ – Directions issued: Held: 1.1 Sacred groves of Rajasthan which hold immense ecological value

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