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The Bombay High Court heard two writ petitions (WP 11618/2026 and WP 11663/2026) filed by landowners challenging mutation entries in forest land in Pune district, alleging that the State had not complied with the notice and notification requirements of Section 35 of the Indian Forest Act. The Court …
Theresa John D'souza and another, residents of Village‑Chon, filed Writ Petition No.11534 of 2018 seeking relief against the State of Maharashtra’s claim that certain lands had automatically become ‘Private Forests’ and vested in the State. The Court observed that the State’s reliance on a …
Petitioner Kulli Devi filed a writ petition under Article 226 seeking a mandamus directing forest authorities not to dispossess her 1.2530 hectare forest land (Gata No. 41) pending the disposal of her petition under Sections 9 and 11 of the Indian Forest Act before the Forest Settlement Officer. The …
The petitioner, Arfan Vahab Bubere, challenged an order of the Additional Divisional Commissioner, Konkan Division, Mumbai, issued in an appeal under Section 247, alleging that the order was not subject to further appeal before the State Government. The petitioner feared imminent eviction and …
The petitioners, claiming to be forest dwellers, sought protection over a parcel of land that the forest authorities asserted as their own. They invoked the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, arguing that any dispossession must follow …
Petitioner Praveen Kumar filed a criminal miscellaneous writ petition challenging the FIR dated 20‑04‑2026 registered under Sections 26, 52 of the Indian Forest Act and Sections 109, 132 BNS. During the hearing, the petitioner’s counsel withdrew the challenge to the FIR and instead sought a …
Shankar Yadav sought bail fearing arrest in case 335C2/2013 filed under Section 33 of the Indian Forest Act for alleged encroachment of 0.14 acre of forest land, causing a loss of Rs.85,120. The prosecution alleged the encroachment, but the petitioner's counsel highlighted a four‑year delay between …
The petitioners, three residents of Sirisiya Maath, were implicated in a 2012 forest‑related case alleging illegal felling of Sheesham, Jamun and Putrajiva trees and assault on forest officials during a seizure operation. They contend they were not present at the incident, no incriminating material …
The petitioner, Md. Isteyak Ansari, sought anticipatory bail fearing arrest in a 2017 case involving alleged possession of explosives, mining, and forest contraband. He argued that the motorcycle seized in the operation was his, previously reported stolen, and that he had a clean record. The State …
The petitioner, Nek Mohammad Mian, applied for anticipatory bail in a case alleging violations of Sections 33, 41 and 42 of the Indian Forest Act and Sections 2, 9, 27, 29, 31, 39 and 51 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, for alleged grazing of his cattle in a forest that led to the destruction …
The petitioner, Imtiyaz Ahmad Malla, was selected as a constable in the Jammu and Kashmir Executive Police and issued an appointment letter in 2009, but his appointment was cancelled after it was discovered that he had concealed his involvement in a criminal case (FIR No. 52/2007 under RPC s.379 and …
The Supreme Court examined a public‑interest writ petition challenging several gifts of village common (shamlat) land by the Bhondsi Gram Panchayat to a former Prime Minister and his trust. The petitioner alleged that the gifts violated the Punjab Village Common Lands (Regulations) Act, 1961, its …
