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Published on
August 7, 2018
August 7, 2018
Updated on
August 7, 2018
Osmanabad
Beed, Nanded, Latur, Jalna, Parbhani, Hingoli, Aurangabad
Osmanabad
Forest Administration (Other than Protected Areas)
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Maharashtra
Conservation and Forestry
Dalit families in Marathwada continue to demand regularisation of land rights for common grazing land that they have been traditionally cultivating. Vishwanath Todkar, director of Prayay, a nonprofit supporting the movement, told LCW that according to a survey conducted in 2018, approximately 10,920 people in the region are cultivating 18,631.62 hectares of common grazing land in four districts Osmanabad, Parbhani, Beed and Nanded. The Jamin Adhikar Andolan was started in the 1990s to support the Dalits' movement. However, the practice of cultivating common grazing land and demands for private land titles date further back. During the preIndependence period, the then colonial rulers had conferred the grazing land to Dalits, as per a report. Since then, cultivating the land has been a way to reduce the socioeconomic vulnerabilities that the community is subjected to, to attain resources and to challenge the monopoly of upper caste on land and other crucial resources as well as to assert their right to have a dignified status in society. Community leaders also say that conferring formal cultivation rights will help in better management of land resources in the droughtprone region. Two resolutions passed by the Maharashtra government in December 1978 and November 1991 directed the state authorities to provide the members of Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes, nomadic tribes, Vimukta Jati and the Nav Bauddha community with land titles for the land in their possession, amongst other guidelines. However, according to a writ petition filed in 2010, the concerned authorities have failed to successfully implement the two resolutions, highlighting the resistance of uppercaste communities, inactive state authorities, transference of land to the forest department for afforestation and land privatisation as the reasons for the delay in implementation. The writ petition also highlighted instances of Dalit families cultivating common grazing land being harassed by the upper caste and forced to give up the land. According to the petition, until April 1990, 84,230 families were collectively in possession of over 1,08,915.54 hectares of grazing/fallow land, however, Todkar stated that the movement has been reduced to 30 per cent of its early reach in terms of land and people affected. He also noted that the NGOs involved and concerned families are refraining from filing a court case or seeking any legal aid due to the government's emphasis on increasing forested area, for which large parts of land have been diverted to the forest department by the revenue department. Meanwhile, as of 2019, the families continue to demand legal recognition of their land rights.
Demand for legal recognition of land rights
Demand to retain/protect access to common land/resources
Rural
Common
Forest and Non-Forest, Non-Forest (Grazing Land)
Total investment involved (in Crores):
₹
Type of investment:
Year of Estimation
Page Number In Investment Document:
Has the Conflict Ended?
When did it end?
Why did the conflict end?
Categories of Legislations Involved in the Conflict
Land Ceiling Laws, Other
Legislations/Policies Involved
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Whether claims/objections were made as per procedure in the relevant statute
What was the claim(s)/objection(s) raised by the community? What was the decision of the concerned government department?
Legal Processes and Loopholes Enabling the Conflict:
Lack of legal protection over land rights
Non-implementation of land reform laws
Delay in allottment and possession of land/property
Legal Status:
In Court
Status of Case In Court
Pending
Whether any adjudicatory body was approached
What was the Decision of the Concerned Government Department?
Name of the adjudicatory body
Name(s) of the Court(s)
High Court of Bombay
Case Number
Major Human Rights Violations Related to the Conflict:
Whether criminal law was used against protestors
Reported Details of the Violation:
Date of Violation
Location of Violation
Nature of Protest
Advocacy (for inclusion in courts)
Development of a network or collective
Protests/marches
Government Departments Involved in the Conflict:
Revenue and Forest Department
PSUs Involved in the Conflict:
Did LCW Approach Government Authorities for Comments?
Name, Designation and Comment of the Government Authorities Approached
Corporate Parties Involved in the Conflict:
Did LCW Approach Corporate Parties for Comments?
Communities/Local Organisations in the Conflict:
Paryay
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