central empowered committee report (i) of the cec in writ petition
central empowered committee report (i) of the cec in writ petition
central empowered committee report (i) of the cec in writ petition
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10. From <strong>the</strong> above it may be seen that<br />
(a) <strong>the</strong> entire area <strong>of</strong> Ramgarh Block is a forest land<br />
and no m<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g lease <strong>in</strong> this area can be / should<br />
have been granted without obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g approval<br />
under <strong>the</strong> Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980;<br />
(b) <strong>the</strong>se areas were forest for <strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> FC<br />
Act even before <strong>the</strong> issue <strong>of</strong> Notification under<br />
Section 4 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> Karnataka Forest Act;<br />
(c) exclusion, by <strong>the</strong> FSO <strong>in</strong> May, 2010, <strong>of</strong> 265 acres<br />
<strong>of</strong> area <strong>in</strong> Ramgarh Block from <strong>the</strong> Reserved<br />
Forest has no bear<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong> applicability <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong><br />
FC Act. These areas cont<strong>in</strong>ue to be ‘forest’ for<br />
<strong>the</strong> purpose <strong>of</strong> FC Act till <strong>the</strong>se areas are deleted<br />
from <strong>the</strong> ‘forest’ after obta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g approval under<br />
<strong>the</strong> FC Act;<br />
(d) <strong>in</strong> Ramgarh village only Survey Nos. 1 to 4 are<br />
au<strong>the</strong>ntic. Survey No. 5 to 35, which have been<br />
<strong>in</strong>formally created, are unau<strong>the</strong>ntic. In any case,<br />
validity or o<strong>the</strong>rwise <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se survey numbers do<br />
not change <strong>the</strong> legal status <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se areas be<strong>in</strong>g<br />
‘forest’;<br />
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