ORDER

1. Issue raised in this application is encroachment over Gazette Notified Protected Forest, vide Gazette Notification dated 30.07.2021 bearing Khasra No. 73, 84 and 92 to the extent of 1.236, 0.846, 1.828 hectares respectively situated in village Chandanpura, Tehsil Huzur District Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh by Respondent No. 6. Aforementioned area was declared Protected Forest by the Government of Madhya Pradesh exercise of powers conferred under Section 29 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, and even after multiple government agencies have carried out numerous demarcations and observed illegal encroachment of Respondent No. 6 over Protected Forest, in the tiger movement area no action has been taken by the authorities to remove the said illegal encroachment.

2. The matter was taken up by this tribunal and a committee consisting Principal Secretary (Environment), Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, Collector Bhopal and the Member Secretary, State Pollution Control Board was constituted with direction to submit the factual and action taken report. The members of the committee visited the site and submitted the report as follows :

“During inspection, Joint Committee visited the dispute