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In Re : T.n. Godavarman Thirumulpad Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... sanctuary the cec came across a horrible and unbelievable picture of devastated eco system due to indiscriminate mining activity in blatant violation of the forest (conservation) act, wild life (protection) act and even this hon'ble court's orders. the sanctuary is littered with hundreds of deep mining pits, randomly scattered "over burdens", scores of cranes ..... sought for restarting the mining activities in non forest area. 20 directions have also been asked to prevent initiation of penal proceedings against the applicant under the wild life (protection) act, 1972. (ii) the applicant in i.a. nos.982 984 of 2003 is one smt. magan devi meena. her case is that she was ..... grant of temporary working permits for 12 mining within safety zones around any national park/wildlife sanctuary declared under sections 18, 26 a or 35 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972. as an interim measure, direction was issued to maintain one kilometre safety zone, which was subject to the orders that may be made in .....

M/S Natesan Agencies (Plantations) Vs. State Rep. By the Secretary to ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... a notification dated 06.03.1976, as issued by the government of tamil nadu, the land in question was proposed to be included in a wild life sanctuary under the wild life (protection) act, 19723 and several propositions for award of compensation were actively considered by the authorities concerned, who were also under the mandate of the high court ..... follows the directions of the government. since the notification and declaration was issued by the state government under section 18 of the unamended wild life protection act, it is the government and the government alone which can cancel or modify the notification by invoking the power under section 21 of the general clauses ..... on 14.07.1977, the district collector issued a proclamation under section 21 of the act of 1972 specifying the limits of the sanctuary and requiring any person having any right to file the claim in form no.8 under the wild life protection (tamil nadu) rules, 19754. the appellant would submit that the land in question was .....

M.C. Mehta Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : JT2009(6)SC434; 2009(7)SCALE650; (2009)6SCC142; 2009(6)LC2626(SC)

..... 548 no mining activity is permitted within areas which are notified as sanctuary, national park under sections 18, 35 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 or any sanctuary, national part or game reserve declared under any other act or rules made thereunder even if prior approval have been obtained from the moef under the f.c ..... mehta (supra). it is important to note that by notification dated 7.5.1992 issued by moef under section 3(2)(v) of the environment (protection) act, 1986 ('ep act' for short), as amended, all new mining operations including renewal leases stood banned. the notification further laid down the procedure for taking prior permission before ..... ensure that no mining activity in the aravalli hills is carried out, especially in that part which has been regarded as forest area or protected under the environment (protection) act.on consideration of the report of central empowered committee dated december 14, 2002, we issue the following further directions:(1) mining may be .....

T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2006(1)ALD(Cri)801; [2007(1)JCR99(SC)]; JT2006(4)SC454; 2006(4)SCALE232; (2006)10SCC480

..... main habitations and their maintenances by providing sufficient number of vents for the roads existing at the time of notification of kolleru wild life sanctuary under section 18 of wild life (protection) act, 1972 without permitting new roads and culverts.(7) right to maintain existing water courses and drains necessary to avert submersion ..... fishermen cooperative society; sanjaya gandhi fishermen co-operative society, sringavarappaduof krishna district will be cancelled. the claimants are not entitled to any compensation under wild life (protection) act, 1972 as they were assigned the lands by the government on free of land value.(11) d-farm pattas to the extent of ac. ..... of agricultural lands surrounding kolleru lake.(8) other rights and conditions as specified under section 27 to 34 and other provisions of the wild life (protection) act, 1972.(9) electricity connection shall be given for domestic use only and not for aquaculture or any activity connected therewith.(10) the 'd .....

T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad and Society, Protection of Human Rights an ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2003(1)SCALE4

..... national part or game reserve declared under any other act or rules made thereunder even if prior approval have been obtained from the moef under the f.c ..... accorded by the ministry of environment act forest, government of india. however, in view of this court's order dated 14.2.2000 passed in i.a.no. 548 no mining activity is permitted within areas which are notified as sanctuary, national park under sections 18, 35 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 or any sanctuary, ..... areas of gurgaon district in the state of haryana where mining is regulated under the notification dated 7.5.1992 issued under section 3 of the environment (protection) act, pursuant to permission granted after 29 november, 1999. meanwhile, the central empowered committee which isexamining the matter will give its suggestions within a period of .....

Consumer Education and Research Society Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2000SC975; (2001)2GLR1091; JT2000(2)SC189; 2000(1)SCALE606; (2000)2SCC599; [2000]1SCR907; 2000(2)LC843(SC)

..... the development of the said backward area of kutchh district. the resolution was passed in exercise of the powers conferred by section 26-a(3) of the wild life protection act. pursuant to that resolution the government issued a notification to that effect on 9-8-1995. the petitioner again challenged those notifications by filing the writ petition ..... 14-4 1981 the government of gujarat, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 18(1) of the wild life protection act, 1972, declared a part of the forest area in lakhphat taluka of kutch district as a 'wild life sanctuary.' the total area of the sanctuary was 765.79 sq. k.m. on 27-7-1993 it ..... for exploitation and with this intention and without in any way diluting the commitment to protect wild life and to improve the habitat by positive steps the government is proposing this resolution under the provisions of section 26-a(3) of the wild life (protection) act, 1972. we agree with mr. dhawan that some aspects deserved better consideration and .....

Pradeep Krishen Vs. Union of India and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 1996VAD(SC)94; AIR1996SC2040; JT1996(5)SC181; 1996(4)SCALE566; (1996)8SCC599; [1996]Supp2SCR697; 1996(2)LC414(SC)

..... chief conservator of forests (w.l.), madhya pradesh, bhopal. sub : extraction of forest produce from-national parks and sanctuaries consequent to the amendment of the wild-life (protection) act. ref. : this departments notification of even no. dated 13th dec. 1994. the following order is being circulated by the state government partly modifying its ..... around the boundaries thereof with the avowed object of maintenance of their traditional rights. the petitioner contends that this act of the state government is ultra-vires the provisions of the wild life (protection) act, 1972, as well as the petitioner's fundamental rights guaranteed by articles 14 and 21 of the constitution ..... a sanctuary and national park under section 18 and section 35, respectively, of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 can be exploited for the collection of minor forest produce in violation of the restrictions contained in the said act ?and(ii) whether the state government has the right to exploit minor forest produce .....

State of U.P. and anr. Vs. Lalloo Singh

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : 2007(9)SCALE291; 2007(7)SCC334; (2007)3SCC(Cri)353; (2007)3Crimes224(SC); 2007LawHerald(SC)2328

..... allowing the revision petition filed by the respondent. the question of importance involved in this appeal relates to the ambit of section 50(4) of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (in short the 'act'). connected issues relate to the scope for exercise of jurisdiction under section 457 of the code of criminal procedure, 1973 (in short the 'code').2. ..... law for the time being in force, any officer not below the rank of an assistant director of wild life preservation or wild life warden shall have the powers, for purposes of making investigation into any offence against any provision of this act,-(a) to issue a search warrant; (b) to enforce the attendance of witnesses;(c) to compel ..... the power to deal with the same 'in accordance with law'. there is a significant addition in sub-section (4) by act 16 of 2003 i.e. requirement of intimation to the chief wild life warden or the officer authorized in this regard as to the action to be taken by the magistrate when the seized property is .....

Mullaperiyar Environmental Protection Forum Vs. Union of India (Uoi) a ...

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2006SC1428; 2006(1)ARBLR374(SC); JT2006(3)SC31; 2006(2)SCALE680; (2006)3SCC643

..... coming in submergence which is not permissible without complying with the mandatory provisions of the forest (conservation) act, 1980 and the wild life (protection) act, 1972.27. reliance has been placed on section 26a of the wild life (protection) act which stipulates that the boundaries of a sanctuary shall not be altered except on a recommendation of the ..... adversely affected the interest of the petitioner or the state of kerala. according to the state of tamil nadu, the provisions of kerala forest act, 1961 and the wild life protection act, 1972 have no applicability to the case in hand. it is also urged that raising of water level in any case would not ..... had been declared as a 'sanctuary' covering the grassy area, marshy areas, swamps of mullaperiyar dam which was expanded to 777 sq. kms. under the wild life protection act, 1972. taking into account its importance as a well known habitat of tigers which is a highly endangered species, the sanctuary has been declared as 'periyar .....

Essar Oil Ltd. Vs. Halar Utkarsh Samiti and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2004SC1834; (2004)2GLR1027; JT2004(2)SC210; 2004(1)SCALE584; (2004)2SCC392; 2004(1)LC689(SC)

..... so permitted?6. the answer to the first question depends on an interpretation of the provisions of three statutes namely, the wild life (protection) act, 1972, the forest (conservation) act, 1980 and the environment (protection) act, 1986. chronologically, the wild life (protection) act, 1972 (referred to hereafter as the wpa) is the earliest statute. it defines 'wildlife' in section 2(37) as ..... wrote two letters dated 20.11.2000 and 30.11.2000 to the appellant stating that the appellant had not been granted approval under the wild life (protection) act as had been found by the high court in the impugned decision. the appellant then filed an application for review of the impugned decision ..... park and sanctuary. it was submitted that permission of the chief wildlife warden of the state was required under sections 29 and 33 of the wild life (protection) act, 1972 and that it was necessary to obtain such permission prior to the final approval from the government of india.50. on 18th september, .....