Legal Analysis Of Forest Rights With Reference To Kantara And Elephant Whisperers Movie
- IJLLR Journal
- Aug 12, 2023
- 1 min read
Abhishek Jaiswal, Department of Law, School of Legal Studies, Central University of Tamil Nadu
“The forest is an entire universe, not just a place where people live in the woods.” - Forest Dwellers
ABSTRACT
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006 (referred as Forest Act, 2006) is a landmark piece of legislation that governs and protects the rights under the law of the forest- dwelling communities, especially the indigenous Adivasi tribal community, over the territory and natural resources that they have been dispossessed of since the times of colonial imperialism of the British in India. The Act also imposes obligations and authorities on forest rights holders for sustainable usage, safeguarding biodiversity, and ecological equilibrium preservation. By This paper provides a brief overview of the key features of the Act that govern and protect the legal rights of traditional groups living in forest regions who have been denied their main constitutional rights due to harsh restrictions imposed by previous forest laws since time immemorial.
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