Supreme Court of India

Banwasi Sewa Ashram v. State of U.P. and Ors.

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Bench P.N. Bhagwati and Ranganath Misra JJ.
Decided 20 November 1986

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c Indian Forest Act, 1927-ss. 4 and 20-Jungle ./ands notified and declared reserved forest-Possession of the Adivasis-Whether legal and valid. Environmental Law: Forests-National Asset-lmpatant for ecological balance and economy-Schemes to generate electricity equally important and cannot be )- deferred. legal Aid Jungle land habitated and cu/tirated hv Adivasis-Dec/ared reserved forest-Dispossession sought-Provision of /~gal aid to protect th;ir rights.

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Of those, 2 referred to · 1 explained

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