2011 INSC 0894
                        SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

                            T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad

                                 Vs.

                                 Union of India (UOI)

              (K.S. Radhakrishnan and Chandramauli Kr. Prasad JJ.)

                                 19.08.2011

                                 ORDER

Item No. 301

1. List the matter next Friday.

Item No. 302

2. Post after one month for final hearing.

3. Counter affidavit and rejoinder affidavit may be filed in the meanwhile.

Item No. 303

4. Copy of the report is made available to the Learned Counsel for the Petitioner.

5. Counter affidavit by MOEF and PORT may be filed within three weeks.

6. Post after three weeks.

Item No. 304

7. This application is preferred seeking denotifying 3 1/8 acres of forest land
situated at plot No. 150 between pillar Nos. 130 and 131 in Tanda Forest Block of
Tarai Central Forest Division, Haldwani, District Nainital.

8. When the matter came up for hearing on 14.11.2007, this Court in I.A. Nos. 83
to 85, passed an order permitting the applicants to make an application before the

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Forest Advisory Committee and the Committee was directed to submit its report
within six weeks.

9. Learned Counsel appearing for the applicant submits that the applicant had
already moved the Advisory Committee but no decision has been taken so far.

10. Under such circumstances, we direct the Forest Advisory Committee to submit
its report before this Court within three weeks. Counter affidavit, if any, by the
State shall be filed before that time.

11. List after three weeks.

12. Communicate this order to MOEF and Forest Advisory Committee.

Item No. 305

13. List the matter next Friday.

Item Nos. 306 to 309

14. Applicants have approached this Court seeking directions to the State to grant
necessary permission to relocate their saw mill from Village Dhanan, Tehsil
Ranikhet, Distt. Almora. Learned Counsel appearing for the CEC referred to this
Court's order dated 5.5.1998 and other latter orders and submitted that the
applicants can move the State Level Committee of the State of Uttrakhand.
Considering the facts and circumstances of this case the applicants, if so advised
may move the State Level Committee and the Committee shall examine and take a
decision within two months from the date of receipt of this order taking into
consideration, the various orders passed by this Court. All the applications are
disposed of as above.

Item No. 310

15. Learned Counsel appearing for the State of Rajasthan submitted that in view of
the notification issued by the Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF)on
25.6.2009, they are taking speedy steps to finalize the Zonal Master Plan for the
Eco-sensitive Zone of Mount Abu. Learned Counsel appearing for some of the
citizens submitted that they may be given opportunity to submit their response
while finalizing the Zonal Master Plan. Learned Counsel for the State of Rajasthan
submitted that all interested parties could place their response to the Zonal Master

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Plan before the appropriate authority and the Zonal Master Plan would be finalized
after considering their response.

16. We direct this final Zonal Master Plan be finalized within two months, be
placed before this Court.

17. In the meanwhile, if there is any grievance, with regard to the repair,
renovations, alteration, demolition etc. of the houses, shops and other buildings,
the same may be made to the Monitoring Committee as provided in the
notifications and the Committee would consider the same and pass appropriate
orders within six weeks from the date of receipt of the petitions.

18. I.A. Nos. 789-790, 962, 986, 1217-19, 2660-61, 2064, 2255-56 and 1536-38
are disposed of as referred to the Monitoring Committee.

19. I.A. Nos. 972 in 757, 1042-1045, 2949 and I.A. No....in 757 are adjourned for
next Friday.

20. Copy of the report of CEC may be made available to Mr. Sushil Kumar Jain,
Advocate.

Item No. 311

21. Stand over for next Friday.

Item No. 312

22. Learned Counsel for the Petitioner submits that he wants to file an affidavits
Affidavit, if any, be filed within a week. Post after one week.

Item No. 313

23. Stand over for next Friday. Item No. 314

24. Post after two weeks. Item Nos. 315 & 316

25. Stand over for next Friday.

Item No. 317

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26. Post after one week.

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