Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980

Act No. 69 of 1980 In force from 25-10-1980 Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change 10 sections

An Act to provide for the conservation of forests and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto.

56 Supreme Court judgments considering this law. Search within these.

• Rohan Vijay Nahar & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
  2025 INSC 12967 November 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Matter pertains to sustainability of the order passed by the High Court in batch of writ petitions wherein the landholders questioned the legality of revenue annotations and mutation entries that described their lands as affected…

• Bindu Kapurea v. Subhashish Panda & Ors.
  2025 INSC 78428 May 2025

  Whether unauthorised tree felling and construction in the Delhi Ridge Forest without requisite permissions as directed by the Supreme Court in its orders in M.C. Mehta v. Union of India constitute wilful disobedience. Whether the…

• IN RE: ZUDPI JUNGLE LANDS versus
  2025 INSC 75422 May 2025Disposed of

  Issue pertains to the status of Zudpi Jungle or Zudpi Forest in the six districts of State of Maharashtra; and whether the recommendations made by the CEC in its 2025 Report should be accepted or not.

• IN RE: CONSTRUCTION OF MULTI STOREYED BUILDINGS IN FOREST LAND MAHARASHTRA versus
  2025 INSC 70115 May 2025

  Issue arose whether the subject land is a Forest Land; whether the Divisional Commissioner was justified in recommending the allotment of subject land in favour of C family and as to whether the State Government was justified in…

• A. John Kennedy Etc. v. State of Tamil Nadu and Others Etc.
  2025 INSC 44324 March 2025Directions issued

  The issues related to removal of encroachments and restoration of forest areas in the Agasthyamalai landscape, which includes within its ambit the Periyar Tiger Reserve, Srivilliputhur Grizzled Squirrel Wildlife Sanctuary,…

• The Auroville Foundation v. Navroz Kersasp Mody & Ors.
  2025 INSC 34716 March 2025Appeal(s) allowed

  Matter pertains to the correctness of judgment passed by the National Green Tribunal giving directions to the appellant-Foundation as regards the construction of roads in Auroville Township.

• In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 99718 December 2024Directions issued

  Protection of the sacred groves/Orans of Rajasthan.

• State of U.P. & Anr. v. Northern Coal Fields
  2024 INSC 9483 October 2024Dismissed

  Issue arose as regards the legislative competence of the State Government to realise lease rent from the respondent-Government Company under the Coal Bearing Areas (Acquisition and Development) Act, 1957.

• In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
  2024 INSC 1786 March 2024Directions issued

  The issues were : (i) Whether Tiger Safaris and Zoos are on the same footing; (ii) Whether establishment of a ‘Tiger Safari’ at Pakhrau in Corbett Tiger reserve was legal; (iii) Illegal construction in Corbett Tiger reserve and…

• In Re: T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors.
  2024 INSC 7831 January 2024Directions issued

  Institutionalisation and Reconstitution of the Central Empowered Committee.

• T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Others
  2024 INSC 5924 January 2024Dismissed

  Matter pertains to criteria issued for the identification of private ‘forest’ land in the State of Goa.

• State of Himachal Pradesh and Others v. Yogendera Mohan Sengupta and Another
  2024 INSC 3011 January 2024Appeal(s) allowed

  What is the Legislative Scheme of the Himachal Pradesh Town & Country Planning Act, 1977 (TCP Act); What is the nature of functions/powers of the Authorities under Chapter-IV of the TCP Act; Whether the NGT could have issued…

• Narinder Singh & Ors. v. Divesh Bhutani & Ors.
  2022 INSC 73721 July 2022Disposed of
• In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
  2021 INSC 79629 November 2021Directions issued
• Citizens for Green Doon v. Union of India and Others
  2021 INSC 74016 November 2021Disposed of
• M/S. Southern Petrochemical Industries Corpn. Ltd. v. S. Joel & Ors.
  2019 INSC 2334 February 2019Disposed of
• M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.
  2018 INSC 80411 September 2018IA disposed
• The Goa Foundation v. M/S Sesa Sterlite Ltd. & Ors.
  2018 INSC 1107 February 2018Disposed of
• State of Uttarakhand & Ors. v. M/S. Kumaon Stone Crusher
  2017 INSC 91215 September 2017Disposed of
• M/S. Muneer Enterprises v. M/S Ramgad Minerals and Mining Ltd. & Ors.
  2015 INSC 20912 March 2015Appeal(s) allowed
• Gulf Goans Hotels Co. Ltd. & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors.
  2014 INSC 65622 September 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• B.S. Sandhu v. Government of India & Ors. & Etc.
  2014 INSC 40121 May 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• Common Cause v. Union of India & Ors
  2014 INSC 97516 May 2014Disposed of
• Goa Foundation v. Union of India & Ors.
  2014 INSC 96221 April 2014Disposed of
• Godrej & Boyce Mfg. Co. Ltd. & Anr. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors.
  2014 INSC 6830 January 2014Appeal(s) allowed
• T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
  2014 INSC 9016 January 2014Disposed of
• Orissa Mining Corporation v. Ministry of Environment & Forest & Others
  2013 INSC 26718 April 2013Disposed of
• Samaj Parivartana Samudaya & Ors. v. State of Karanataka & Ors.
  2013 INSC 26518 April 2013Disposed of
• Centre for Environment Law, Wwf-1 v. Union of India & Others
  2013 INSC 25415 April 2013Allowed
• Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd. T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
  2011 INSC 4616 July 2011Disposed of
• State of Karnataka and Ors. v. Janthakal Enterprises and Anr.
  2011 INSC 29915 April 2011Appeal(s) allowed
• Krishnadevi Malchand Kamathia & Ors. v. Bombay Environmental Action Group & Ors.
  2011 INSC 8531 January 2011Disposed of
• In Re.: Construction of Park at Noida Near Okhla Bird Sanctuary Anand Arya & Anr. T.N. B Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
  2010 INSC 8443 December 2010Disposed of
• Mahanadi Coal Fields Ltd. & Anr. v. Mathias Oram & Ors.
  2010 INSC 40919 July 2010Hearing Adjourned
• Nature Lovers Movement v. State of Kerala and Others
  2009 INSC 37120 March 2009Disposed of
• Veeru Devgan v. State of Tamil Nadu & Anr.
  2008 INSC 103111 September 2008Appeal(s) allowed
• A. Chowgule & Co. Ltd. v. Goa Foundation & Ors.
  2008 INSC 94518 August 2008Dismissed
• M.C. Mehta v. Union of India & Ors.
  2008 INSC 66214 May 2008Dismissed
• State of Kerala and Ors. v. Sunil Kumar and Ors.
  2006 INSC 24024 April 2006Appeal(s) allowed
• T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors.
  2006 INSC 21710 April 2006Dismissed