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Meghamalai Encroachment Case: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment After Hearing Concludes!
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News18•29-09-2026, 22:23
Meghamalai Encroachment Case: Supreme Court Reserves Judgment After Hearing Concludes!
- •The Supreme Court has concluded the hearing in the Meghamalai encroachment case and reserved its judgment.
- •The court unequivocally stated that those who established kapok plantations cannot be allowed to encroach upon the Meghamalai area.
- •Advocate Parameswar, assisting the court, stated that many residents in Meghamalai are encroachers.
- •The Tamil Nadu government argued against calling forest-dependent residents encroachers, stating pattas were issued in 1982 and no new ones have been granted.
- •The Supreme Court maintained its stance that outsiders who came to set up plantations cannot encroach, while the Tamil Nadu government clarified only residents have plantations.
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The Supreme Court has concluded the hearing and reserved its judgment on the Meghamalai encroachment case.
The Supreme Court stated that outsiders who came to set up kapok plantations cannot be allowed to encroach upon the area, maintaining its stance that encroachments must be removed.
The Tamil Nadu government argued that individuals depending on the forest for their livelihood are not encroachers, stating that pattas were issued in 1982 with no new ones granted and that action has been taken against those without pattas.
