Karnataka Forest Act, 1963

The Karnataka State Forest Industries Corporation (KSFIC) was appointed as the State's agent to sell confiscated granite blocks. After a legislative committee uncovered a scam, the State terminated KSFIC's agency and directed it to refund the amounts paid by the purchasers, Indian Rocks and other companies. KSFIC claim…

The Range Forest Officer seized a jeep and a lorry along with forest produce for being transported without a permit under the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963. The authorized officer ordered the jeep’s release on the condition that the respondent furnish an irrevocable bank guarantee, but the respondent sought unconditional …

The Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 authorized officers seized a lorry carrying sandalwood oil and later ordered its confiscation and that of the vehicle, publishing the order in the official gazette. The vehicle's owner applied to a Judicial Magistrate for interim custody, which was dismissed on the ground that only the au…

The Karnataka Forest Development Corporation supplied natural rubber sheets (RMA grades I‑V) to Cantreads Pvt Ltd. The State, under s.101A of the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963, levied a forest development tax on the raw smoked rubber. The High Court held that the processed rubber sheets were not forest produce and set asi…

The owners of a land in Karnataka applied for permission under the Karnataka Preservation of Trees Act, 1976 to fell certain trees, including reserved varieties, and were conditionally permitted to transport a portion of the timber to a government depot. After the timber was taken to the government godown, the owners s…

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…

Respondent nos. 13‑22 filed a writ petition seeking to restrain Murudeswara Ceramics Ltd. and its associate from constructing a clay processing unit on land in Survey No. 23, Varakodu Village, Shimoga, alleging contravention of the Karnataka Land Reforms Act, 1961. The land had been purchased by the second appellant on…

The State of Karnataka sought permission under Sections 451 and 457 of the CrPC to dispose of illegally stored iron ore seized in 2010 by ordering an e‑tender, and the Special CBI Judge allowed this on 8 May 2015. Vedanta (formerly Sesa Sterlite) filed writ petitions challenging that order; the Karnataka High Court set…