India, Oct. 25 -- The Hasdeo Aranya Bachao Sangharsh Samiti (HABSS) has challenged the revocation of the Community Forest Rights (CFRs) title granted to Ghatbarra village in Chhattisgarh, terming it 'troubling' and 'deeply disappointing'.

The directives of the Chhattisgarh High Court's single-judge bench to dismiss the petition is probably the first instance in India when a CFR title has been cancelled, HABSS said in a press statement issued by the Chhattisgarh Bachao Andolan on October 23.

The court, in its order on October 8, agreed in principle about the points raised by HABSS. However, it carved out exceptions on the grounds of technicality and specific pleadings. "The judgement questioned the locus of the petitioners - HABSS - and ...