Explained | Is land covered under Section 4 of Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900 a ‘forest land’ under Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980?
“The Supreme Court held that the lands covered by the special orders issued under Section 4 of PLPA have all the trappings of forest lands within the meaning of Section 2 of the 1980 Forest Act and, therefore, the State Government or competent authority cannot permit its use for non-forest activities without the prior approval of the Central Government with effect from 25-10-1980.”
