Appeal under section 17
Section 18 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 deals with appeal under section 17. Every appeal under section 17 shall be made by petition in writing, and may be delivered to the Forest Settlement-officer, who shall forward it without delay to the authority competent to hear the same. The Act came into force on 21 Sep 1927.
(1) Every appeal under section 17 shall be made by petition in writing, and may be delivered to the Forest Settlement-officer, who shall forward it without delay to the authority competent to hear the same.
(2) If the appeal be to an officer appointed under section 17, it shall be heard in the manner prescribed for the time being for the hearing of appeals in matters relating to land-revenue.
(3) If the appeal be to the Forest Court, the Court shall fix a day and a convenient place in the neighbourhood of the proposed forest for hearing the appeal, and shall give notice thereof to the parties and shall hear such appeal accordingly.
(4) The order passed on the appeal by such officer or Court, or by the majority of the members of such Court, as the case may be, shall, subject only to revision by the 1[State Government], be final.
STATE AMENDMENT
Uttar Pradesh
Substitution of new section for section 18.--For section 18 of the principal Act, the following shall be substituted, namely--
"18. Appeal under section 17.--(1) Every appeal under section 17 shall be made by or in writing and may be delivered to the Forest Settlement Officer, who shall forward it without delay to the District Judge.
(2) The District Judge may, after giving to the parties an opportunity of being heard, confirm, set aside or modify the order under appeal or remand the case to the Forest Settlement Officer with such direction as he thinks fit.
(3) During the pendency of the appeal the District Judge may, for sufficient cause, stay, on such terms, if any, as he thinks fit, the operation of the order appealed from and pass any incidental or consequential order.
(4) The order passed on the appeal shall, subject to the provisions of section 22, be final."
[Vide Uttar Pradesh Act XXIII of 1965, s. 6]
Section 18, The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Act 16 of 1927).
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Questions about Section 18
What does Section 18 of the Indian Forest Act deal with?
Section 18 of the Indian Forest Act is headed "Appeal under section 17". Every appeal under section 17 shall be made by petition in writing, and may be delivered to the Forest Settlement-officer, who shall forward it without delay to the authority competent to hear the same.
How do I find court cases under Section 18 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 18, section 18 Indian Forest Act 1927, section 18 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 18 of the Indian Forest Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 17 (Appeal from order passed under section 11, section 12, section 15 or section 16), section 22 (Power to revise arrangement made under section 15 or section 18), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it. One instrument names it without being made under it, most recently The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (1990).
When did Section 18 of the Indian Forest Act come into force?
Section 18 of the Indian Forest Act, cited as Indian Forest Act 1927 18, 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.
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