Commercial cultivation within forest land not protected under FRA, 2006: Supreme Court

🇮🇳 The Hindu (IN) —
Commercial cultivation within forest land not protected under FRA, 2006: Supreme Court

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India’s Supreme Court ruled that the Forest Rights Act protects forest-dwelling communities with longstanding dependence on forests, not commercial cultivators or plantation owners. The decision clarifies the scope of rights over forest land.

Says FRA protects forest-dwelling communities dependent on forests for generations, not commercial cultivators and plantation owners

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