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150-Metre Forest Buffer Under Rule 7(2) Is Not a Blanket Ban on Private Patta Land Construction: Madras High Court (W.P. No. 30622 of 2026)

In R. Karthikeyan v. Union of India, DGP & State of Tamil Nadu (W.P. No. 30622 of 2026), the Madras High Court held that Rule 7(2) of the 1993 Hill Stations Building Rules restricts government land assignments and does not create an automatic 'No Construction Zone' over private patta lands.

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