📘 Forest Rights Act, 2006 – The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006, Rules & Related Matters | 2nd Edition (2022)
✍️ Authored by A. Kishan, this authoritative and insightful book offers a detailed exploration of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, along with the associated Rules, Notifications, and allied legal frameworks, focusing on the recognition and vesting of forest rights in favour of Scheduled Tribes (STs) and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (OTFDs).
In its 2nd Edition (2022), the book provides updated statutory provisions, rule-based procedures, and landmark case law, making it a reliable reference for stakeholders involved in tribal rights, land reforms, forest governance, and environmental justice.
📌 Key Highlights:
🌿 Comprehensive Coverage of the Forest Rights Act, 2006, with relevant amendments, Rules (2008 & 2012), and procedural formats.
🧑🌾 Focus on Tribal and Traditional Communities: Analyzes how forest rights are recognized, claimed, and settled for forest-dwelling communities across India.
⚖️ Legal Commentary on key sections dealing with individual and community rights, forest resource management, and safeguards against eviction.
🏞️ Practical Guidance: Step-by-step procedures for filing claims, role of Gram Sabha, evidence requirements, and appellate mechanisms.
📜 Judicial Interpretations: Discusses important court decisions shaping the implementation and interpretation of the Act.
🏛️ Policy Perspective: Offers insights into the socio-legal impact of the Act and its interaction with forest conservation, biodiversity laws, and land governance.
This book serves as an essential resource for advocates, forest officials, tribal welfare authorities, NGO activists, researchers, environmentalists, and students of law and public administration engaged in forest rights litigation, activism, and policymaking.
