The Supreme Court appointed former Chief Justice of India B. R. Gavai to head a committee that will examine forest-rights claims and encroachments in Tamil Nadu, including the Meghamalai area.
WHAT HAPPENED
The Supreme Court set up a committee led by former CJI B. R. Gavai to review forest-rights orders and encroachment claims in Tamil Nadu, including Meghamalai.
KEY FACTS
- Task: decide which residents qualify as forest dwellers or tribal communities under the Forest Rights Act, 2006.
- Head: B. R. Gavai, who served as the 52nd Chief Justice of India in 2025.
EXAM ANGLE
The Scheduled Tribes and Other Traditional Forest Dwellers (Recognition of Forest Rights) Act was passed in 2006. Meghamalai lies in the Western Ghats in Theni district.
SOURCE AND DATE
News reports of 7 and 8 November 2026. Added to this collection on 9 November 2026.