Forests cannot be used for non-forestry purposes, including agriculture: Supreme Court

Bench upholds appeal filed by Karnataka government against Gandhi Jeevan Collective Farming Cooperative Society, which wanted extension of lease on 134 acres of forest, which had been illegally granted to them for cultivation

​Bench upholds appeal filed by Karnataka government against Gandhi Jeevan Collective Farming Cooperative Society, which wanted extension of lease on 134 acres of forest, which had been illegally granted to them for cultivation