Environment & Ecology · Environment

With reference to the evolution of forest governance in India through legislation and judicial intervention, consider the following developments: I. Legal classification of forests into reserved, protected and village forests under colonial forest legislation. II. Judicial interpretation by the Supreme Court expanding the scope of the term 'forest' to include areas satisfying its dictionary meaning. III. Adoption of the first National Forest Policy by independent India, outlining objectives of conservation and sustainable use. IV. Enactment of a law granting statutory recognition to the rights of forest-dwelling Scheduled Tribes and other traditional forest dwellers. Arrange the above in the correct chronological order.