Chhattisgarh HC: Section 41 of Forest Act’s “By Land or Water” Excludes Railways; State Transit Fee Levy Held Constitutionally Infirm

The High Court of Chhattisgarh has declared the levy of transit fees on iron ore transported via railways as ultra vires the Indian Forest Act, 1927, and beyond the legislative competence of the State Government. In a judgment delivered on January 6, 2026, a Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Ramesh Sinha and Justice Naresh Kumar

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