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Supreme Court names former CJI Bhushan Gavai to head panel reviewing Tamil Nadu forest‑rights claims
✍️ Hindustan Times
🗓 06 Nov 2026, 09:52 PM
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The Supreme Court has constituted a panel headed by ex‑Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai to examine forest‑rights claims filed under the Forest Rights Act in Tamil Nadu.
The apex court has ordered the formation of a special committee to vet applications for forest‑rights recognition in Tamil Nadu. The committee will be chaired by former Chief Justice Bhushan Gavai, who retired from the Supreme Court in 2022.
The panel’s task is to scrutinise each claim submitted under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) to ensure that the legal criteria are met and that the rights of forest‑dependent communities are protected.
The Supreme Court’s intervention comes after several petitions highlighted inconsistencies in the processing of FRA claims in the state, prompting the need for an independent review.
Details on the panel’s composition, timeline for completing the review, and the procedure for forwarding its recommendations to the government have not been disclosed yet.
The panel’s task is to scrutinise each claim submitted under the Forest Rights Act (FRA) to ensure that the legal criteria are met and that the rights of forest‑dependent communities are protected.
The Supreme Court’s intervention comes after several petitions highlighted inconsistencies in the processing of FRA claims in the state, prompting the need for an independent review.
Details on the panel’s composition, timeline for completing the review, and the procedure for forwarding its recommendations to the government have not been disclosed yet.