This book is in response to a need felt by field-level forest and enforcement officers, lawyers, NGOs, activists and civil society in dealing with legal issues related to forests and wildlife. It is a well-known fact that effective prosecution of offenders is greatly hampered due to the lack of access to laws, and specifically, case laws, on forest and wildlife issues. This book is a compilation of some of the most significant orders of the Supreme Court and the High Courts on the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, and the Forest (Conservation) Act 1980 in a single volume for ready reference.