Order on claims to rights of pasture or to forest-produce
Section 12 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 deals with order on claims to rights of pasture or to forest-produce. In the case of a claim to rights of pasture or to forest-produce, the Forest Settlement-officer shall pass an order admitting or rejecting the same in whole or in part. The Act came into force on 21 Sep 1927.
In the case of a claim to rights of pasture or to forest-produce, the Forest Settlement-officer shall pass an order admitting or rejecting the same in whole or in part.
STATE AMENDMENT
Maharashtra.--
Amendment of section 12 of Act XVI of 1927.--Section 12 shall be renumbered as sub-section (1) of that section, and after the sub-section so renumbered, the following sub-section shall be inserted, namely :--
"(2) A copy of the order passed under sub-section (1) shall be furnished to the claimant by the Forest Settlement Officer, and another copy of that order shall be forwarded to the Forest Officer who attended the inquiry, or if no such Officer attended, to the Divisional Forest Officer.".
[Vide Maharashtra Act VI of 1961, s. 6]
Section 12, The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Act 16 of 1927).
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Questions about Section 12
What does Section 12 of the Indian Forest Act deal with?
Section 12 of the Indian Forest Act is headed "Order on claims to rights of pasture or to forest-produce". In the case of a claim to rights of pasture or to forest-produce, the Forest Settlement-officer shall pass an order admitting or rejecting the same in whole or in part.
How do I find court cases under Section 12 of the Indian Forest Act?
In judgments and charge sheets this section is written several ways, and each form finds a different set of orders. These search the full text of every order eCourtsIndia holds, best matches first: Indian Forest Act 1927 12, section 12 Indian Forest Act 1927, section 12 of the Indian Forest Act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome.
What should I read with Section 12 of the Indian Forest Act, and has it changed?
4 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. 2 instruments name it without being made under it, most recently Indian Forest Act, 1927 as amended under the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provision) Act, 2023 serial No. 4 of the Act (2023), then The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (1990).
When did Section 12 of the Indian Forest Act come into force?
Section 12 of the Indian Forest Act, cited as Indian Forest Act 1927 12, came into force on 21 Sep 1927, having been enacted on 21 Sep 1927. It is in force as at the date shown on this page.
Other sections of this Act
- 52. Seizure of property liable to confiscation4491 words
- 38. Protection of forests at request of owners2928 words
- 61. Saving of power to release property seized2876 words
- 82. Recovery of money due to Government2108 words
- 20. Notification declaring forest reserved1635 words
- 2. Interpretation clause1380 words
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