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Supreme Court insists on absolute forest protection, holding that “no activity inside forest land can proceed without explicit prior approval” while restructuring oversight mechanisms for conservation compliance

Court’s decision The Supreme Court issued a comprehensive set of directions strengthening the legal and administrative framework governing diversion of forest land. It reaffirmed that no activity—commercial, developmental, extractive, or…
November 18, 2025
Supreme Court says Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary is “a repository of some of the finest Sal trees in the country”; rebukes State’s ‘dilly-dallying’ and insists on genuine forest protection, not mining-driven dilution
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Supreme Court says Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary is “a repository of some of the finest Sal trees in the country”; rebukes State’s ‘dilly-dallying’ and insists on genuine forest protection, not mining-driven dilution

Court’s decision The Supreme Court, exercising continuing jurisdiction in the long-running forest conservation proceedings, examines the State’s shifting stand on declaring Saranda Wildlife Sanctuary and its attempt to reduce the…
November 14, 2025