The Supreme Court directed preparation of a time-bound eviction plan to remove encroachments from the Agasthyamalai ecological landscape and ordered disciplinary and legal action against 118 serving and retired government servants identified as encroachers, stressing the constitutional duty to protect fragile ecosystems and endangered wildlife.
The Supreme Court has allowed the Assam government to form a committee to examine alleged unauthorised occupation in the Doyang Reserved Forest area of Golaghat district. The Court said that eviction can occur only after due process, notice, and a 15-day period, stressing fairness and environmental protection.
