Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Hasdeo Aranya Forest Rights Appeal, Clarifies Mining To Continue

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to examine a legal challenge concerning the community forest rights of tribal residents in a Chhattisgarh village, while clarifying that ongoing operations at an adjacent coal block will proceed without interruption. A three-judge bench issued notices to the Union government, the Chhattisgarh state government, Rajasthan Rajya Vidyut Utpadan Nigam [...]