deemed forests ; karnataka ; SC Flashcards
What are deemed forests according to karnataka committee?
“land having the characteristic of forests irrespective of the ownership’”
What are forests?
The Supreme Court in the case of T N Godavarman Thirumalpad (1996) accepted a wide definition of forests under the Act.
It said, the word ‘forest’ must be understood according to its dictionary meaning.
It covers all statutorily recognised forests, whether designated as reserved, protected or otherwise for the purpose of Section 2 (1) of the Forest Conservation Act.
It also includes any areas recorded as forest in the government record irrespective of the ownership.
Context
Karnataka government is planning to declassify 6.64 lakh hectares of the 9.94 lakh hectares of deemed forests in the state (nearly 67%) and hand it over to Revenue authorities.
