India’s Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change issued a ‘Call for Expression of Interest’ (EOI) on June 22, 2021, from consultancy organisations. The ministry would then shortlist some among them to prepare ‘draft comprehensive amendments’ to the Indian Forest Act 1927.
The last date for submission was July 2, and the bids were to be awarded on July 7. We don’t know whether the ministry has awarded the contract to anyone yet. But irrespective of this, the EOI is of great public concern. The reason is not difficult to locate: the EOI to draft amendments to the Indian Forest Act raises fundamental questions about federalism, legislative drafting, due process and administrative propriety.
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