Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967

The Forest Range Officer seized teak timber worth Rs.1,71,000 from G.V. Sudhakar Rao and produced it before the Divisional Forest Officer, the Authorized Officer under s.44(2A) of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967, seeking confiscation. While confiscation proceedings were pending, a criminal complaint was also filed …

The plaintiff, Mohd. Abdul Qasim, claimed title over 106.34 acres of land that had been declared a reserved forest under the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967. He filed a suit for declaration of title and permanent injunction, but the trial court and the High Court found that the land was forest land and that he had fail…

The Supreme Court examined petitions seeking to declare sandalwood (Santalum album) and red sandalwood (Pterocarpus santalinus) as "specified plants" under Section 2(27) of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972 and to include them in Schedule VI. The Court noted that while Indian sandalwood is listed as "vulnerable" in t…

On the night of 14-15 February 1978, forest officials seized 28 logs of red sandalwood loaded on a lorry and 118 logs waiting on the roadside for loading in Cuddapah district. The accused were charged under Section 20 read with Section 29 of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 and Rule 3 of the Andhra Pradesh Sandalwoo…

The appellant, G. Reddeiah, brother‑in‑law of R. Sreenivasulu, challenged a preventive detention order issued under the Andhra Pradesh Prevention of Dangerous Activities Act, 1986, which was passed on 12 November 2010 after the detenue had been released on bail. The detenue was alleged to have repeatedly felled, cut an…