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S. MANIKUMAR, SHAJI P. CHALY
Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi Rep. its President N. Badusha – Appellant
Versus
State of Kerala Rep. by the Chief Secretary – Respondent
JUDGMENT :
S. MANIKUMAR, J.
1. Wayanad Prakrithi Samrakshana Samithi, Represented by its President, Wayanad, has filed this writ petition for the following reliefs:
(ii) Issue a writ in the nature of a mandamus or any other writ, direction or order commanding the respondents to return the vested forest lands covered by Ext.P2 notifications and remain unassigned to the tribal community for agriculture to the forest department for conservation of forest, in the larger environmental interest.
(iii) Issue a writ in the nature of a mandamus or any other writ, direction or order commanding the State Government to appoint a Commission to enquire and file a comprehensive report on the different schemes initiated for social and economic benefit of the tribal communities in Wayanad district and the outcome of such schemes, within a time frame that may be fixed by this Court.
(iv) Issue a writ in the
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