RECONFIGURING FOREST GOVERNANCE THROUGH JUDICIAL INTERVENTION: AN ANALYTICAL EXAMINATION OF THE SUPREME COURT’S RULING ON ZUDPI JUNGLES
Introduction The recent judgment of the Supreme Court of India, in In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union Of India declaring the Zudpi jungles of Maharashtra as Protected Forests under the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 (“FC Act”), marks a critical juncture in Indian forest jurisprudence. Situated at the intersection of statutory interpretation, environmental constitutionalism, and […]