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NATIONAL GREEN TRIBUNAL BHOPAL (CENTRAL ZONE BENCH)
Sheo Kumar Singh, Judicial Member, Vijay Kulkarni, Expert Member
Avadesh Singh – Appellant
Versus
State of Madhya Pradesh – Respondent
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| 1. encroachment on protected forest land confirmed by demarcations. (Para 1 , 2 , 6 , 7) |
| 2. parties dispute encroachment as demarcation error; pending applications rejected. (Para 3 , 4 , 13 , 14 , 15) |
| 3. illegal possession violates land revenue and forest conservation laws. (Para 5 , 8 , 9) |
| 4. encroachment on public/forest land constitutes criminal offence. (Para 10 , 11 , 12) |
| 5. direct removal of encroachment and restore to forest department. (Para 16 , 17 , 18) |
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 author
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