Case Law Analysis
|Chhattisgarh High Court
Forest Rights Act | 50-Year Possession Triggers Right to Apply for Patta; Eviction Stayed Pending Adjudication : Chhattisgarh HC
Chhattisgarh High Court rules that 50 years of continuous forest land possession entitles occupants to apply for a Forest Rights Certificate under the Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers Act. The court stayed eviction until the Collector adjudicates the pending application within 60 days, reinforcing that administrative delays cannot justify coercive action against forest dwellers.