EXPLAINER | Why amended forest laws are under judicial lens
- M.R Mishra
- Feb 9
- 1 min read
NEW DELHI: On February 3 this year, the Supreme Court issued an interim order restraining the Central and state governments from cutting down forest areas if there is no provision of compensatory land. This was the third consecutive order of the Supreme Court ever since the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023 or FCA 2023 was enacted and challenged in the court.
The amendment Act was meant to clarify and address concerns surrounding a swathe of deemed forests.
A deemed forest is defined as one that is not on the forest department’s records. However, several government records consider it as forest. About 1.99 lakh sq km of land are said to fall under the deemed forest category in the country.
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