Important Legal Definitions
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Forest Protection Writs
Prerogative Writs & Extraordinary Remedies
Definition
High Court or Supreme Court writ petitions invoking Article 21 and Article 48A to stop unauthorized mining, highway expansion, or deforestation inside designated national parks, biosphere reserves, and tribal habitats.
Example
In Centre for Environmental Law, WWF-India v. Union of India, the Supreme Court issued writ directions to the Ministry of Environment and Forests to execute the Asiatic Lion translocation plan to Kuno National Park to prevent species extinction.