Exercise of rights admitted
Section 15 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 deals with exercise of rights admitted. After making such record the Forest Settlement-officer shall, to the best of his ability, and having due regard to the maintenance of the reserved forest in respect of which the claim is made, pass such orders as will ensure the continued exercise of the rights so admitted. The Act came into force on 21 Sep 1927.
(1) After making such record the Forest Settlement-officer shall, to the best of his ability, and having due regard to the maintenance of the reserved forest in respect of which the claim is made, pass such orders as will ensure the continued exercise of the rights so admitted.
(2) For this purpose the Forest Settlement-officer may--
(a) set out some other forest-tract of sufficient extent, and in a locality reasonably convenient, for the purposes of such claimants, and record an order conferring upon them a right of pasture or to forest-produce (as the case may be) to the extent so admitted; or
(b) so alter the limits of the proposed forest as to exclude forest-land of sufficient extent, and in a locality reasonably convenient, for the purposes of the claimants; or
(c) record an order, continuing to such claimants a right of pasture or to forest-produce, as the case may be, to the extent so admitted, at such seasons, within such portions of the proposed forest, and under such rules, as may be made in this behalf by the 1[State Government].
Section 15, The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Act 16 of 1927).
Cross-references
Extracted from the operative text of the enactments themselves. Every destination below exists in our corpus.
Referred to by 6
- s. 16 Commutation of rights
- s. 17 Appeal from order passed under section 11, section 12, section 15 or section 16
- s. 20 Notification declaring forest reserved
- s. 22 Power to revise arrangement made under section 15 or section 18
- s. 24 Rights not to be alienated without sanction
- s. 26 Acts prohibited in such forests
Judgments citing this section
These may be obiter dicta or a precedent, for you to study. These are the judgments where this section is quoted.
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… following: ORDER This first application under Section 439 of the Code of Criminal Procedure has been filed on behalf of the applicants for grant of bail in connection with Crime No.POR No.5488/2009 registered at Police Station Forest Range Navra, District Burhanpur, for the offence punishable under Sections 26(1)(h), 9, 2, 15 of the Indian Forest Act and Sections 7 and 55(2) of the Wildlife (Conservation and Security) Act, 2012. Learned counsel for the applicants submits that the applicants are in jail since 30.10.2022. He submits that the applicants are innocent and have been falsely implicated in the alleged offence. He submits that …
Made under this section, and citing it
1 instrument names this provision in its title or its text without being made under it.
Questions about Section 15
What does Section 15 of the Indian Forest Act deal with?
Section 15 of the Indian Forest Act is headed "Exercise of rights admitted". After making such record the Forest Settlement-officer shall, to the best of his ability, and having due regard to the maintenance of the reserved forest in respect of which the claim is made, pass such orders as will ensure the continued exercise of the rights so admitted.
How do I find court cases under Section 15 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 15, section 15 Indian Forest Act 1927, section 15 of the Indian Forest Act. People searching for it also type section 15 of indian forest a c t 1927. 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 15 of the Indian Forest Act, and has it changed?
6 other provisions in this corpus refer back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (1990).
When did Section 15 of the Indian Forest Act come into force?
Section 15 of the Indian Forest Act, cited as Indian Forest Act 1927 15, 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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