{"id":237982,"date":"2009-02-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-02-16T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009"},"modified":"2015-12-26T15:46:20","modified_gmt":"2015-12-26T10:16:20","slug":"sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009","title":{"rendered":"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009"},"content":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court<\/div>\n
Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009<\/div>\n
Author: Ashok B.Hinchigeri<\/div>\n
 \n\nFOREST ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY\nVIBHANA SQUDHA, BANGALORE 1.\n\n4 THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATQR\n\nOF FQRESTS:\nG\u20ac)VER\u00a5\\iMENT OF KARNATAKA,\n\nFQREST DEPARTMENT,   .\n\nARANYA BHAVAN, MALLes\u00a7m\u00a7ieaM,  . X I\nEANGALQRE -- 550 093.  e   \" \n .  VRESWNDENTS\n\n(av SR1 AaA\\I:m\u00a7 ':CATE'~~FQR R-3 AND 4)\n\n'ms wan ?.?ET;'\u00a3T1Qbi'- 15; :_FILE\u00a33~.U'NDER; ARTICLES 225 AND\n227 09 THE C\u00a7{)f\u00bb\u00a5$3TT\u00a3ff!'I'C!i\u00a73...__G~FV I'NE3_1iA_ PRAYING TO DECLARE\nTHE ACTION O:'?V.T}{-_!E:*_ REEZPONDEWTS IN WITHDRAWING ma IN\nPR1NCIPLE.evAPPRAC;NAL1{SEVEN-UNDER..S'EC'fIGN 2 OF THE FGREST\nccmseevzxnou  1-esees PER ANNE)-LB. an 6.12.2005 AS\nILLEGAL, vow AhID'L\u00a5?~J.ENEGRCEABLE AND arc.\n\nTHIS   {EN FOR DICTATION, THIS\n\nDAY COL3RT_MA[\u00a7EV.,TH'E\"' Fozmwme:\n\n9_B_D__E_E\n\n   raised in this petition is is the first\n\nn'VVII'reepond4ent.'.'_s:;'Reefer, dated 5\"' December, 2695 withdrawmg the\n\nIII\"T:74.i'e{j5rin;\u00a7eie'=--\u00abepprova! given under Sectien 2 cf the Ferest\n\n \ufb01eeeereefien Act, 1983. The petitioner has eiee seught the\n\n ':tfr'u'e\u00bbne:amus to the respondents to approve the diversion of the<\/pre>\n
 \ufb01heeeie lend fer the pureese ef carv\ufb01ne the statue of Esuddhe.<\/p>\n
4′<\/p>\n
resaendents, That there is nething tike Ramanagara%ii”P;6;*%\u00a7s;  <\/p>\n
his further submissian’<\/p>\n
.9. Sri Ravi Verma Kama: aise briingsitel%\ufb01j;T.fi0tit\u00e93’ti\u00a71at<\/p>\n
this case, the respon\u00e9ents 2 ts at’? hgva   ‘\u00a33? <\/p>\n
objections, three additienal statelv2Pi_fi’eV’4rt\u00a7ts..V_v_01f””ui\u00a7;j\u00a7%:ti\u00a7fns, one
\nmemerandum cf facts and  ‘ee\ufb01\ufb01itg deit\u00e9g\ufb02aii these,
\nthe respcmdents 2 tea .4-_ are  their act of
\ncanine upon   the in-principle
\nappmval. He” is bad canmzzt be
\nmade geed In support cf his
\nsubmissions, has judgment cf the Hembtg
\nSupreme $;;\u00a2uLrt  ca:\u00a5\u00a3:e ef Mohinder Singh Gil! nd<\/p>\n
a:1f2g;\u00a7i!::iaezf: Fa4.*,  Ei\ufb01\u00e9ion Cammissimmr and athers,<\/p>\n
   SC 851. The reievant pertmn ef the<\/p>\n
TV “,. \u00a7ai;! ju::\u00a7gment’i$ -\ufb01\u00e9ttracted hereinbeiaw:<\/p>\n
_  .. I ‘f’3\u00a7 ‘fl\u00e9\u00e9 semrzd equaliy relevant matter is that when a<\/p>\n
. “= .5ta_:z}t\u00a7;:y functionaiy makes an aide: based on cettain<\/p>\n
 *  \u00a7 ;f9LiI\u00a7dS, f\ufb01 va!id:’ty must be judged by the mamas so
\n ” -um\u00e9ntfoned and Cannes: be suppkmanted by frag’; reastms
\n in the shape of a\ufb01fdavit or otherwise: Otherwise, an
\norder had in the beginning :72 , by the time it mines \u00a30<\/p>\n
ii<\/p>\n
petitign, He further submits that the guiding factor ___whiIe<\/p>\n
granting or withdrawing the inwprincipie app_r\u00e9v:alv?V’_T.’\u00a7s;L” Rth\u00e9<\/p>\n
censematmn of ferests. The pe:!tions\u00a7\u00a7*bAmh\u00a7 s’ n’c:,~_T <\/p>\n
right 1:12 demand the final apprevai as a rfiazi\u00e9r cf c\u00a7u.%rs’e. ” V<\/p>\n
14. Sr: Prabhakar has alse r-a_a;d..V_eut the rg\u00a7\u00e9v:aht””;s\u20acsst\u00a7ens* <\/p>\n
of the statement at’ Qbgectigns, “L_:add.&:_\u00a7or.{al’ stat\u00e9merst at
\nebjections, amdavit and the  He submits
\nthat there was ;;>L:h}ivc4.hA’:.:~.\\v_.=.:_   the natural
\nmenmith to the ::v:\u00abe\u00a7’\u00a7:i__r.\u00a7\u00a5Q..:.~}’?7’_V$”r,$!fgj\u00a3_\u00e9z:;f *-.”j’\u00a7ivg’\u00a7\u00e9\u00a7i’\u00e9du\u00a3e and is a part
\nof the notified-  at aamanagaram
\nRange -sf B$nga;!;’e:’\u00a3-V3  which previdgsbelter :9 the
\ndifferent speci\u00e9\u00e9gf  The monolithic structure has<\/p>\n
hVer.i1;ageV_:e’\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7;n::;\u00a7’ar;d tVh”a-t ittygrefere the same cannot be disturbed,
\n  \u00a7;S_. ” Sr”: :”Pfat)_hakar brings :9 my mtice the {Directive<\/p>\n
P:*i:’:AcL\u00a7’p.V!_<a-'___;::cA1'" v$t\u00a7_t\u00e9'.'V;'v!5o!icy cantained \u00a7n Articie 48A ef the<\/p>\n
V".; (f9nst!tut'\u00a7':3\u00a7 \u20ac3f'E\u00a3;\ufb01ii2a, which statm that the state she?! endeavor<\/p>\n
 .a':*:\u00a7 imprave the environment and safeguard the<\/p>\n
 wiid \ufb01fe cf the ceuntry. Themfere the State<\/p>\n
 1VTG\u00a7varrs}nent is empewered as well as ebiiged to ensure the<\/p>\n
33%.\n<\/p>\n
in a matter fa respect of, in our opinion, wb\u00e9zrh \u00a7\u00a3\u00ab~~!2.a;.=. <\/p>\n
came to the cenclusion that no renewal shozffd  ‘*7    <\/p>\n
granted;\n<\/p>\n
20; In that View of the matterA a\u00a72{i~ t_’b’e SE34??? as
\nthe Act in cur opinion, the ;’esp:}:1 ciz:2g2_$ were night .an:{ V3193.
\nappellanzs were wrong’ All inte:’p!*e\u00a3\u00a7TiVf9\u00a7as mustiseibsegve
\nand he-ft? implementatims’_t!2e_.’i!\u00a7fe:’2L:\u00a7;-IQ’\ufb01fths Att; “This
\nintetpretation, in our “ag\u00a7;2it::g,.}–.’:i.w\u00a7}\u00a3 sgz\u00e9xrve the
\npredominantpumose of tl2e\u00abA_c\u00a3\u00a3’–._ ”\n<\/p>\n
1?. Next!y\u00a7.h;\u00e9”‘v!3_rriQ:g.ht i:_\u00a7::._ m.y,z 1f1i.’\u00a7;\u00a7#\u00a7V ih\u00e9 Herrble Supreme
\nCeurts decis_icm_ 1:. union 91’ India
\nand others} }Tgx amu4 sc 4e15, wherein it is
\nhate}, in the ‘cqntext ” _c$i’  ga:’jai’.af!hg ef a mining lease, that
\ne7ns;\u00a7ronm\u00e9Ag\u00a7\u00a3ai~ prdiec\ufb01gxn  has precedence over ecenomic<\/p>\n
\u00a7rA:’?.1_-*=._Vr\u00a7s;:\u00ab,.. \u00a5$:\u00a7.v>:AP\u00a7’ab\u00a7V1ak_ar brings to my natice the Horfble supreme<\/p>\n
 courfs case :11′ M.c.!-lehta V1 Kama! Kath and<\/p>\n
 “‘_avt’.\u00a7u.ers,  in (199?) 1 see 383, where the consicsered<\/p>\n
.1  “vtakgn “is that certain reseurces like rivers, farests,<\/p>\n
 ‘ ‘; _seasEi:;\u00a7ri:s}:aif, etc. have such a great impeertance to the peeple<\/p>\n
weuld be whcaiiy Lmjusti\ufb01ed ta make them a subject of<\/p>\n
..”‘\\.””‘.Vp’fi\u00a71ate ewnership; the said regaurces are a gift at naturea In<\/p>\n
&B#{<\/p>\n
1?\n<\/p>\n
for diversion 91′ 6124 ha. of fora! land far Bangaiatzs <~\u00a3<\/p>\n
Mysore Infrastmctzme Qorrsldar Projearsl; out at' wh\u00a7cf7__ 31 '.96; .. . :  ;_.v A' <\/p>\n
ha. of forest land feli in the same Hand! sund;%kReg\u00a2weaL% A <\/p>\n
Form; A total Ieagth of 3,2 kms of\u00bbVsaic;! c\u00a2;ir.fi\u00a2{ofr–'(,vg\u00e9\u00a7   _
\nproposed to pass through the midd\ufb01epf {he fiv\ufb02an\u00e9i-..GuQ:\u00a7\u00a7if-.,__.  .'<\/p>\n
Reserves! Forest In the relazgg pro\ufb01as\u00e9\u00e9 aga\u00e9fzsr. %;':em   '
\n939,4 (viii) of the profonna  was
\nmentian about the gaya\/endaag\u00e9mgd .,_f\ufb02om"'and  fa\u00e9ma
\nexisting in the area,   _\u00ab'9}og*\u00a71~- 1. fng\u00e9ma' ha$  been
\npmminently mentioned. 'St::%1eej':'\u00bb\u20ac\u00a7\u00a7ot{\u00a7*;ir\u00a7?r:?2\u00e9::t*.; request<\/p>\n
for appmva! in tbia cam was  to, and<\/p>\n
a \ufb01nal approve! the Said: Lciis}e:'S\u00a7c\u00a7:n':.'\u00a7vas_..\u00e9\u00a7ccorded vide
\nM-9553 letter'I\u00a7\u00e9g'8\u00a545;?;?\u00e999%–F?\u00ab?~ .c\u00a3a'~f _ed.21_~1 -.2003' "<\/p>\n
21. It may _\u00e9Es,1_5′  \u00abtev\ufb02e\ufb01tract the last perticn of<\/p>\n
para 3.6 of tire Cetrtf\u00e9i’I3’o\u00a7’er\ufb01’n\u00a7}\u00e9vnt”s “counter which is as foliczws:<\/p>\n
“In \u00a7t;\u20ac:~e iasfanf  the proposai submitted by
\n Sanq\u00e9hfaixnitra  A.\u00a7;\u00e9;)nd\u00e9:tien thmugh the State
\n . *A{;;>ire?:\u00e9*nf\u00a71en’t..i{vas \u00e9\u00e9i\u00e9\u00e9g\u00e9rehensiveiy examined and has<\/p>\n
 L_’_f::w\ufb01_r2dT. !;\u00a7e”–..acccrded as ‘in\u00bbp:’i:2c\u00a7p!e’ (Stage-I)
\n\u00e9;>,\u00e9zro’v\u00e9!.;  i\ufb01axlso seen, that there as net appear as
\nbe \u00e9ny  changes at the ievel sf state er Ce-Mara!<\/p>\n
A _V “‘\u00bbf..\u00a7’overi2nr\u20acent, that bar the divgrgian w fares: {and<\/p>\n
_ “:Lf”tz;a{\u00a5\u00e9:fds the pmje-as sf similar nature, 0!’ pmhsbit the
\n  aiversm er fares: land in the Hand: sum: aesenze
\n1′  -Fcsrest”.\n<\/p>\n
26<\/span><\/p>\n
36. Far the aforesaid reasons, I ailew this ;aetit.\u00a7o:i;j\u00ab\u00ab.\u00a7a-ash<\/p>\n
the impugned order and d\u00a7rect the first resp:e:A;;:::1 e:’f::i::’V–.v1’C\u00e9rfi:\u00a7\u00e9ii~.\u00bb<\/p>\n
Government to ccmslder the case cf t!_i:e..;3gt\u00a5ti;ih\u00e9r” Vihc.a{_:gra~.r:ut’ ‘ . <\/p>\n
ef the fine: er secend stage approvai 3:9 :fpe’t:t\u00a7;5?!:\u00e9’1″‘$f’ <\/p>\n
Needless ta abserve that the fi\u00a7f$\u00a3–~.V..;’esjpAorsid-eni; inte <\/p>\n
acceam: ail the materiais ggiaced V\u00a2:>.I:’\u00a7V’jA’\u00bb21:s”V:f,e\u00a2:c::7.c:”\u00abintofheaningfui
\nconsideration and take a 4d:e2;\u00a7i\u00e9:\u00a7en~’.\u00a7r:{.\u00bbth\u00e9”‘?*rg\u00a7\u00a7:ter as expedit\u00e9ousty<\/p>\n
as pessible and \u00a7n ar_:y c;3’s’ar,–I\u00a75rit’h.\u00a7Af::.__\u00e9s\u00a7i’.  tim\ufb01: of three<\/p>\n
menths frejrr\ufb01”t1′:’e.:.:g:i\u00a7t\u00a7\u00a7\u00a7f :\u00a7:h\u00abs:\u00a7”\u00a7ss\u00a7:’ a”:i\u00a5:\u00e9 :3? the certified capy of
\ntedaws crd\u00e9a ” . V I V ‘
\nNqg\u00e9rlder as t”:;\u00ab:V:, o s ts.\n<\/p>\n
Sd\/*9
\nIudge<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Karnataka High Court Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009 Author: Ashok B.Hinchigeri FOREST ENVIRONMENT AND ECOLOGY VIBHANA SQUDHA, BANGALORE 1. 4 THE PRINCIPAL CHIEF CONSERVATQR OF FQRESTS: G\u20ac)VER\u00a5\\iMENT OF KARNATAKA, FQREST DEPARTMENT, . ARANYA BHAVAN, MALLes\u00a7m\u00a7ieaM, . X I EANGALQRE — 550 093. e ” . VRESWNDENTS (av SR1 AaA\\I:m\u00a7 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,20],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-237982","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-karnataka-high-court"],"yoast_head":"\nSanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2009-02-16T18:30:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2015-12-26T10:16:20+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@legaliadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@Legal_india\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Legal India Admin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"6 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\"},\"headline\":\"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009\",\"datePublished\":\"2009-02-16T18:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-12-26T10:16:20+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009\"},\"wordCount\":1100,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\"},\"articleSection\":[\"High Court\",\"Karnataka High Court\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009\",\"name\":\"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2009-02-16T18:30:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2015-12-26T10:16:20+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\",\"name\":\"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\",\"description\":\"Search and read the latest judgements, orders, and rulings from the Supreme Court of India and all High Courts. A comprehensive database for lawyers, advocates, and law students.\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\"},\"alternateName\":\"Free judgements of Supreme Court & High Court of India | Legal India\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\",\"alternateName\":\"Legal India\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/legal-india-icon.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/sites\\\/5\\\/2025\\\/09\\\/legal-india-icon.jpg\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/LegalindiaCom\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/Legal_india\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea\",\"name\":\"Legal India Admin\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Legal India Admin\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/legaliadmin\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.legalindia.com\\\/judgments\\\/author\\\/legal-india-admin\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","og_url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009","og_site_name":"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","article_published_time":"2009-02-16T18:30:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2015-12-26T10:16:20+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg?fit=512%2C512&ssl=1","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"Legal India Admin","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@legaliadmin","twitter_site":"@Legal_india","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Legal India Admin","Est. reading time":"6 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009"},"author":{"name":"Legal India Admin","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea"},"headline":"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009","datePublished":"2009-02-16T18:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2015-12-26T10:16:20+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009"},"wordCount":1100,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization"},"articleSection":["High Court","Karnataka High Court"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009","name":"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#website"},"datePublished":"2009-02-16T18:30:00+00:00","dateModified":"2015-12-26T10:16:20+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/sanghamitra-foundation-regd-vs-union-of-india-on-17-february-2009#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Sanghamitra Foundation (Regd) vs Union Of India on 17 February, 2009"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/","name":"Free Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","description":"Search and read the latest judgements, orders, and rulings from the Supreme Court of India and all High Courts. A comprehensive database for lawyers, advocates, and law students.","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization"},"alternateName":"Free judgements of Supreme Court & High Court of India | Legal India","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#organization","name":"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India","alternateName":"Legal India","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2025\/09\/legal-india-icon.jpg","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"Judgements of Supreme Court & High Court | Legal India"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/LegalindiaCom\/","https:\/\/x.com\/Legal_india"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/#\/schema\/person\/0bfdffe9059fb8bb24a86d094609c5ea","name":"Legal India Admin","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/4faa9d728ed1af3b73d52225c7f12901ac726fe6f7ea0a3348a1d51f3a930987?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Legal India Admin"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.legalindia.com","https:\/\/x.com\/legaliadmin"],"url":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/author\/legal-india-admin"}]}},"modified_by":null,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237982","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=237982"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/237982\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=237982"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=237982"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=237982"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}