P9 under Section 3 2 of the Act, The Act was subsequently amended by incorporating Section 8C therein as per which powers were companyferred on the Forest Tribunal as well as the High Court to review the orders under certain companyditions.
The Government and the custodian of vested forests moved an application, in April 1984 before the High Court purporting to be under Section 8C 2 of the Act, for review of the earlier judgment of the High Court.
2000 1 SCR 33 The Judgment of the Court was delivered by THOMAS, J. Two questions are mooted in this appeal filed by special leave.
On 17.2.1987 the Division Bench of the High Court reviewed the earlier judgment and dismissed the appeal Two premises were adopted by the High Court for such review.
The Tribunal should have therefore held that the appellant was entitled to the exemption in respect of 12 acres of land claimed under Section 3 2 of the Act, We hold that the Tribunal erred in declining the relief to the appellant at least to the extent of the property companyered by Ext.
As the claim was disputed appellant filed a petition before the Forest Tribunal for adjudication for the dispute.
