In the Name of Tiger: A Case Study of Displacement in Durgawati Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, critically examines the social and legal costs of India’s tiger conservation policies on forest-dwelling and Adivasi communities. The report traces the colonial roots of India’s forest laws, the rise of fortress conservation through Project Tiger and the NTCA, and […]
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In the Name of Tiger: A Case Study of Displacement in Durgawati Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, critically examines the social and legal costs of India’s tiger conservation policies on forest-dwelling and Adivasi communities. The report traces the colonial roots of India’s forest laws, the rise of fortress conservation through Project Tiger and the NTCA, and
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Authored by Sanjana Srikumar, the Centre’s Lead in Litigation and Research and former contributor to CGFoE, and Tisha Roy, Student at NALSAR University of Law, the report interrogates the role of India’s Supreme Court and High Courts in defining the right to protest.
2nd volume of PART III’s annual publication “License to Protest”, examines how India’s Constitutional Courts uphold the right to protest amid rising restrictions. Through analysis of over 60 rulings, it highlights the judiciary’s role in safeguarding democracy.
Over the years, numerous Supreme Court judgments have focused on the regulated use of public spaces for protests. These rulings have consistently upheld the necessity of police permissions as a reasonable restriction on protests, often favouring police consultations while neglecting the State’s duty to facilitate these rights, as noted in a report by Part III Action Research and Resource Centre. In contrast, high courts have generally upheld the right to protest, while addressing concerns related to law and order.
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