New Delhi, Sept. 1 -- The Supreme Court today issued a clarification regarding its earlier directions on the removal of encroachments in Zudpi Jungle Lands.
The Court was hearing an interim application seeking modification of its judgment and final order dated May 22, 2025, relating to the use of Zudpi Jungle Land.
A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai and Justice Augustine George Masih clarified that the directions in paragraph (x) of the judgment would not apply to encroachments made prior to December 12, 1996, for purposes such as agriculture, kuccha houses, pakka houses, slums, government employees' colonies, government or Zilla Parishad schools, private schools, and other public utilities covering an extent of 10,365.0...