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Description
This book is in response to the continuing demand of lawyers, activists and forest officers across the country to access the orders of the Supreme Court in the Godavarman case. The case, which started in 1995 and continues till this day has served to stir and awaken the environmental movement in the country. Across India, concerned individuals and groups are increasingly relying on the Court in order to protect forests and other natural habitats. Unfortunately, non- implementation and violations of the orders have greatly undermined the success of many of the initiatives. A major reason for the same is the lack of access to and ignorance of relevant orders and judgements of the Apex court. Despite the plethora of decisions, most remain unreported or even if reported, are beyond the reach of local groups and activists. The present work therefore aims at filling this gap by providing lawyers, activists, organisations and most crucially, the forest department with up-to date judgements and orders (from 1996 to 2006) of the Supreme Court in the Godavarman case as well as the other major forest cases viz. the Centre for Environmental Law.
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Contents
Chapter 1 - The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Godavarman
Dictionary Meaning of Forest
Identifying Forest
Specific Directions
Godavarman and Centre for Environmental Law
Chapter 2 - Saw Mills and Wood Based Industries
Operation of Unlicensed Saw Mills Etc
Chapter 3 - Authorities and Committees
High Power Committee
Central Empowered Committee
Chapter 4 - Plantations, Social Forestry and Compensatory Afforestation
Involvement of User Agency:
Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV)
Felling of Trees
Chapter 5 - National Parks and Sanctuaries
Chapter 6 - Working Plan
Chapter 7 - Forest Department
Chapter 8 - Encroachments
Chapter 9 - Non - Timber Forest Produce
Chapter 10 - Mining
The Kudremukh Case
Mining in the Aravallis
Shekar Singh Commission Report on Sand Mining
In the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Chapter 11 - Policy Concerns
Chapter 12 - Supreme Court Orders in Godavarman
Chapter 13 - Supreme Court Orders in Centre for Environment Law WWF - India
Annexure I - The Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980
Annexure II - Notification on Central Empowered Committee
Annexure III - Notification on Central Empowered Committee
Topical Index
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Author Details
Ritwick Dutta is a Public Interest Environmental Lawyer. He has been actively providing legal support to environmental and human rights groups across the country. He is author over ten books on environmental law including the Environmental Activists Handbook Vol. I and II; Community Managed Forests - Law Problems and Alternatives; Citizens Guide for Participating in Environmental decision making; Commentaries on Wildlife Law; Wildlife Law: A ready reckoner. He is currently a member of Environmental Law Alliance Worldwide (E-LAW): a select network of public interest environmental lawyers from across the world. He is also a recipient of the Carl Zeiss Roll of Honour, 2005 in recognition of his work in bringing wildlife issues before the Courts. He is convener of Legal Initiative of Forest and Environment (LIFE): a group of lawyers working on the issues of environmental democracy.
Bhupender Yadav is an advocate in the Supreme Court of India and General Secretary of an All India lawyer's body Akhil Bharatiya Adhivakta Parishad. He is involved in bringing out a journal for lawyers titled 'Nyaypravaha1. He has been involved in taking up issues concerning environment, patents, farmers and tribal rights.
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