Overview
- Uttarakhand must file a Corbett restoration plan within two months and demolish all unauthorised structures within three months under Central Empowered Committee supervision.
- Tiger safaris are prohibited in core or critical habitats and may operate only on non‑forest or degraded buffer land linked to rescue centres with capped, cleaner vehicles and zero wastewater discharge.
- All states must notify Eco‑Sensitive Zones around tiger reserves within one year, delineate core and buffer areas within six months, and prepare or revise Tiger Conservation Plans within three months.
- The Court adopted a strict regime for buffer and fringe areas, including a mining ban near reserves, a complete ban on night tourism, mobile‑phone restrictions in core tourism zones and mandatory silence‑zone notifications within three months.
- The judgment sustains criminal and disciplinary accountability for Corbett violations, bars outsourcing of core forest functions and directs staffing and funding reforms to strengthen frontline protection.