Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve
Case BriefsSupreme Court

The Court further directed that all State Governments must notify Eco Sensitive Zones around all Tiger Reserves, including buffer and fringe areas, no later than 1 year from the date of this judgment.

High Courts to keep their hands away
Case BriefsSupreme Court

During the course of suo motu action on illegal constructions and rampant felling of trees in the Corbett Tiger Reserve, the Supreme Court granted an order of sanction vis-a-vis an officer, who then went on to challenge it before Uttaranchal High Court and obtained a stay.