December 11, 2019
Uttarakhand High Court stays ‘deemed forest’ definition of government.
Source – newindianexpress.com DEHRADUN: Uttarakhand high court on Tuesday Uttarakhand government’s office order which defined deemed forests as as ‘a land patch of 10 hectares or above with 60% canopy density and 75% native plant species’. Rajeev Singh Bisht, counsel for the petitioner said, “The honourable court has stayed this office order of the state