State Acquisition and Tenancy Act Sections 3, 20(2), (2a) (iii) and (6)
Forest Act, 1927
Declaration of a particular land as forest under the Forest Act when not necessary:
If a forest belonged to any Jaminder is acquired by the Government under the State Acquisition and Tenancy Act, declaration of the said land as forest under the Forest Act is not necessary. The procedures to be followed under the two Acts are quite different and they are independent of each other, so far it relates to acquisition and declaration of forest. ...Tapan Chowdhury & ors Vs. Bangladesh & ors, (Civil), 18 SCOB [2023] HCD 49 ....View Full Judgment

Forest Act, 1927 In the greater public interest, it is expected that all concerned shall take special initiative for prosecuting the lawsuits relating to public property and environment, especially the Forests and Rivers all over the Bangladesh and recover the forests which are illegally occupied:
We express our strong disapproval to the conduct of the concerned public servants in Mymensingh and the learned Advocate of the Forest Department, who were entrusted to protect the public property and preserve the environment in the greater public interest at the material time. Since the litigations are pending for adjudication, we refrain ourselves from referring them to appropriate authority for taking appropriate action mentioning specific allegation against them, but expect from the public servants and lawyers who are now so entrusted, to conduct the lawsuits properly, draft the plaint and applications carefully and take necessary steps that are required to be done in discharge of their official duties. In the greater public interest, it is also expected that the Ministry of Forest, the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Law Division and its Solicitor Wing, and the Office of the Attorney General for Bangladesh will take special initiative for prosecuting the lawsuits relating to public property and environment, especially the Forests and Rivers all over the Bangladesh and recover the forests which are illegally occupied. ...Tapan Chowdhury & ors Vs. Bangladesh & ors, (Civil), 18 SCOB [2023] HCD 49 ....View Full Judgment