Chhattisgarh High Court dismissed plea by Ghatbarra villagers against coal mining in Hasdeo forest challenging 2016 order of committee revoking their Community Forest Rights.
A right never lawfully claimed, legally cannot be said to have been taken away, the Chhattisgarh High Court observed earlier this month, as it dismissed a decade-old petition filed by Ghatbarra villagers against coal mining in the Hasdeo forest region.
by Akshat Jain
20/10/2025