(1.) ADIVASIS and other backward people living within the jungle of Mirzapur District used the forest area as their habitat and made use of forest produce. They had been residing there for the last many generations.
(2.) THE State Government issued notification under section 20 of the Forest Act, 1927 declaring some land in Tehsils Robertsganj and Dudhi as reserved forest. Regarding other areas notification under section 4 of the Act was also issued.
(3.) IN order to assist the Court the State Government constituted a high powered committee which became busy in identifying the claim and to find out the ways and means to regularise the possession of Adivasis living in that area.