March 5, 2019 8:29 PM

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SC to consider hearing fresh plea for not to evict forest dwellers

<span style="color: #222222;">The Supreme Court today said it will consider the listing of a fresh plea seeking direction to the authorities not to evict any forest dweller and to set up a SIT to look into illegal acquisition of tribals' land.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">   </span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">A bench comprising Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi and Justice Sanjiv Khanna took cognizance of the plea, filed by Chhattisgarh-based Tarika Tarangini Larka, seeking direction to the Centre not to allot possession of any forest land belonging to tribals to anyone other than Adivasis residing in that particular area.</span><br />'' <span style="color: #222222;">  </span><br />'' <br />''<span style="color: #222222;">The apex court had last Thursday stayed its February 13 order directing 21 states to evict 11.8 lakh illegal forest dwellers whose claims over the forest land have been rejected by the authorities.</span><br />

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