Definition
A central law of 1980 that requires the prior approval of the Central Government before forest land can be used for non-forest purposes or dereserved, renamed the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam by a 2023 amendment.
Background and evolution
In the decades after independence, large areas of forest were cleared for dams, mines, farms, industries and settlements, often by state governments that controlled forests and earned revenue from them. Forest cover fell rapidly, and concern grew about soil erosion, floods and the loss of wildlife. The 42nd Amendment (1976) moved forests from the State List to the Concurrent List, which allowed the Centre to step in.
The Forest (Conservation) Act was first issued as an ordinance in October 1980 and passed by Parliament the same year. Its central idea was simple: no state could dereserve a forest or use forest land for non-forest purposes without the prior approval of the Central Government. In T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India (1996), the Supreme Court held that the Act applies to all forests in the dictionary sense, whether or not they are recorded as forests in government documents, which greatly widened its reach.
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