Ramesh and 29 Others v. U.O.I. Thru. the Secy. Ministry of Tribal Affairs New Delhi and 5 Others
Case brief
What is this about?
Forest Rights Act 2006 — community rights of tribals, District Lakhimpur Kheri — maintainability of composite/community claim — Supreme Court interim order 14.02.2000 in I.A. No.548 in Writ Petition No. 202 of 1995 (Thirumal Kapad Vs. Union of India) treated as operative bar to adjudicating fruit/forest-produce picking rights — other FRA rights to be considered — constitution of Committee under Section 6(8) FRA read with Rule-7, Rules 2007 — Rule-16, Rules 2007 — counter affidavit, rejoinder, listing 11.03.2026 with Writ-C No.8689 of 2025 — interim order of High Court of Judicature at Allahabad (Lucknow Bench), Rajan Roy and Abdhesh Kumar Chaudhary, JJ.
What did the court decide?
Interim procedural directions only (matter not finally disposed): State/opposite parties to file counter affidavit within three weeks in light of the Court's observations; one week thereafter available to petitioners for rejoinder affidavit, if any; petition to be listed afresh on 11.03.2026 along with Writ-C No.8689 of 2025; interim relief, if any, to be considered on the next date subject to the Court's observations; opposite parties to examine whether the Committee was constituted in terms of Section 6(8) of the Act of 2006 read with Rule-7 of the Rules, 2007 and apprise the Court of the decision taken before the next date, pendency of the petition notwithstanding.