Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
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Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
Tribal Acts and Land Rights
- Tribal Rights Act, 1356 Fasli (1946 A.D.): Marked the beginning of legal frameworks to protect tribal lands and rights.
- Hyderabad Notified Tribal Areas Regulation Act, 1949: Established special administrative setups and prohibited land pattas to non-tribals, granting civil, criminal, and revenue powers to Collectors.
- Scheduled Areas Ordinance, 1950: Classified tribal lands in Telangana as Scheduled Areas under the Fifth Schedule of the Indian Constitution.
- A.P. Scheduled Areas Land Transfer Regulation Act, 1959: Provided a legal framework to protect tribals in Telangana and Coastal Andhra from exploitation by non-tribals.
- Regulation II of 1963: Applied the 1959 regulation to Adilabad, Warangal, and Khammam districts, further protecting tribal lands from alienation.
- Regulation I of 1970: Nullified land transfers in Agency areas by both tribals and non-tribals and empowered the government to take ownership of such lands.
- Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act, 2006: Recognized the forest rights of tribals and restored their access to land and resources in Telangana, termed Community Forest Management (CFM).
- Forest Rights Act (2006) Implementation: As of March 2015, Telangana’s Agency Courts restored 81,829 acres to tribal people across 22,695 cases.
- Tardy Implementation: Although courts ruled in favor of tribals in 31,135 cases covering 1,05,361 acres, only 81,829 acres were effectively restored.
- Supreme Court Ruling (2018): Court rulings stated that non-tribals cannot continue occupying tribal lands under long-standing stay orders beyond six months unless extended.
- Forest Rights Act (2006) in Telangana (2020): 1,86,679 claims were received, with 94,360 titles distributed covering 7,54,339 acres. However, 44.86% of claims were rejected.
