Supreme Court of India

Naveen Solanki v. Rail Land Development Authority

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Bench Dipankar Datta and Augustine George Masih JJ.
Decided 20 March 2026

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What the Court ordered

Before parting with this judgment, we would like to add that in assessing whether a parcel of land possesses characteristics associated with forest ecosystem, it is necessary to consider whether the vegetation forms part of a naturally evolved indigenous ecosystem or whether it represents the spread of invasive species which may in fact signify ecological disturbance.

Judgment, page 46

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