Legal Question in Environmental Law in India

hi, my name is tanmay. my neighbor had an objection on the fence we had put outside the house. after some legal proceedings, we removed the fence as per the orders, but the orders did not mention the removal of trees and so they were left. my neighbor then removed them when we were not at home. what legal actions can i take against him for the alleged removal for the trees?


Asked on 11/27/10, 5:55 am

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Dear Tanmay,

You have not mentioned the place where this incident was happen. There is a specific law in every state of India in case of intentional cutting of trees without any reasonableness or justification. If we talk about Maharashtra law which is applicable to the whole state of Maharashtra and in under Sec 21 of the Maharashtra Preservation of Trees Act, the punishment for cutting of trees is a fine of Rs 1,000 to Rs 5,000 and imprisonment ranging from one week to one year.

URL:http://bombayhighcourt.nic.in/libweb/acts/1975.44.pdf

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Answered on 11/27/10, 7:13 am


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