Section 7. Offences by members or officers of authorities and Committees under this Act
Where any authority or Committee or officer or member of such authority or Committee contravenes any provision of this Act or any rule made thereunder concerning recognition of forest rights, it, or they, shall be deemed to be guilty of an offence under this Act and shall be liable to be proceeded against and punished with fine which may extend to one thousand rupees:
Provided that nothing contained in this sub-section shall render any member of the authority or Committee or head of the department or any person referred to in this section liable to any punishment if he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge or that he had exercised all due diligence to prevent the commission of such offence.
Judgements applying section 7
Van Gujjar forest dwellers claimed their applications under the Forest Rights Act were pending before committees. The court held the respondents could not evict petitioners without first considering their applications as statutorily mandated.
DisposedOpenVan Gujjar; nomadic forest-dwelling community; Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006; form B and C applications; Gram Sabha resolution; SDLC; District Level Committee; DFO; Rule 4; Rule 7; Rule 8 (c); eviction restrained; self cultivation;
DisposedOpenVan Gujjar nomadic forest dwellers; Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006; Form B and Form C claims; Gram Sabha resolution; Sub-Divisional Level Committee (SDLC); District Level Committee (DLC); Rule 4, Rule 7, Rule 8(c);
DisposedOpenCOURT OF CHHATTISGARH AT BILASPUR WPC No. 2023 of 2025 1 - Sukhdev Rajwade S/o Jairam Rajwade Aged About 60 Years Occupation Cultivator, R/o Village Latori (Bhandarpara) P.S. Jainagar Tehsil And Distt. Surajpur, C.G. 2 - Nan Bai W/o Sukhdev
DisposedOpenRupali Devrao Tiparse through Devrao Ramchandra Tiparse Vs the State of Maharashtra and Others
Outcome: Disposed2191 / 2020+ IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD WRIT PETITION NO. 12698 OF 2021 Kum. Dipali D/o Devrao Tiparse .. Petitioner Versus 1] The State of Maharashtra Through Secretary Tribal Development Department Mantr
DisposedOpenCOURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS DATED: 18.02.2022 CORAM: THE
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COURT OF JUDICATURE AT PATNA Civil Writ Jurisdiction Case No.13427 of 2011 ====================================================== 1. Nundhan Yadav @ Chandar Yadav S/O Late Suphal Mahto R/O Vill.- Moglatand, P.O.- Saron, P.S.- Chakai, Distt.
DisposedOpenCOURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT: THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE A.MUHAMED MUSTAQUE TUESDAY, THE 2ND DAY OF FEBRUARY 2016/13TH MAGHA, 1937 WP(C).No. 3582 of 2016 (W) --------------------------------------- PETITIONER(S): -------------------
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