NARINDER SINGH vs DIVESH BHUTANI .

The Supreme Court addressed the issue of whether land designated under a special order by the Haryana government is considered 'forest land' as per the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980. The court examined the implications of the National Green Tribunal's order that prohibited non-forest activities on certain lands, concluding that the classification of the land under the Punjab Land Preservation Act, 1900, does indeed categorize it as forest land. As a result, the court upheld the NGT's decision, reinforcing the protection of the land in question.