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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Short description|Case examining the constitutional validity of the Forest Rights Act 2006.}}<br />
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{{Infobox court case<br />
| court = [[Supreme Court of India]]<br />
| start date = 19 February 2019<br />
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| full name = Wildlife First & Ors v. Ministry Of Forest And Environment & Ors.<br />
| citations = {{Abbr|WP (C)|Writ Petition (C)}} 109/2008<br />
| judge = [[Arun Mishra]], [[Navin Sinha]], [[Indira Banerjee]]<br />
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'''''Wildlife First v. Union of India.'',''' {{Abbr|WP (C)|Writ Petition (Civil)}} 109/2008''',''' is an ongoing [[Supreme Court of India]] case examining the constitutional validity of the [[Forest Rights Act|Forest Rights Act 2006]]. The case was brought by Wildlife First, Nature Conservation Society and the Tiger Research and Conservation Trust in 2008 contending that the Act had led to deforestation and encroachment in conflict with other forest and wildlife protection legislations like the Wildlife (Protection) Act of 1972 and the Forest Conservation Act of 1980.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Constitutionality of the FRA |url=https://www.scobserver.in/cases/constitutionality-of-the-frawildlife-first-v-ministry-of-forest-and-environment-eviction-of-forest-dwellers-background/ |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=Supreme Court Observer |language=en-US}}</ref> The case has attracted wide attention for its potential impact on the rights of tribal and forest-dwelling communities across the country.<ref>{{Cite web |last= |first= |date=2025-03-28 |title=Supreme Court's FRA 2006 Ruling: Will India's Forest Dwellers Finally Get Justice? |url=https://frontline.thehindu.com/news/supreme-court-forest-rights-act-case-tribal-communities-forest-dwellers/article69381592.ece |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=Frontline |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Review |first=Socio-Legal |date=2024-09-26 |title=The Folly of Ignoring Indigenous Rights over Forest and Resources |url=https://www.sociolegalreview.com/post/the-folly-of-ignoring-indigenous-rights-over-forest-and-resources |access-date=2025-08-05 |website=SLR |language=en}}</ref><br />
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* Text of ''Wildlife First v. Union of India.,'' {{Abbr|WP (C)|Writ Petition (Civil)}} 109/2008, is available from: [https://indiankanoon.org/doc/58553838/ IndiaKanoon]<br />
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