Appeal from orders under section .55, section 56 or section 57
Section 59 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 deals with appeal from orders under section .55, section 56 or section 57. The officer who made the seizure under section 52, or any of his official superiors, or any person claiming to be interested in the property so seized, may, within one month from the date of any order passed under section 55, section 56 or section 57, appeal therefrom to the Court to which orders ma The Act came into force on 21 Sep 1927.
The officer who made the seizure under section 52, or any of his official superiors, or any person claiming to be interested in the property so seized, may, within one month from the date of any order passed under section 55, section 56 or section 57, appeal therefrom to the Court to which orders made by such Magistrate are ordinarily appealable, and the order passed on such appeal shall be final.
Section 59, The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Act 16 of 1927).
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Related judgements & precedents
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State of H P vs Dhanwant Singh
Court's Decision & Legal Precedent
Statutory provisions attaching finality to orders of subordinate courts cannot override or extinguish the constitutional jurisdiction of the High Court under Article 227 of the Constitution. The High Court is constitutionally empowered to exercise powers of superintendence over subordinate courts even when statutory provisions declare finality of their orders, provided the High Court applies its mind to determine whether a case warrants such exercise. In cases involving interpretation of statutory presumptions (such as state ownership of forest produce under Section 69 of the Indian Forest Act), where the lower appellate court has failed to properly consider and apply such presumptions, it constitutes sufficient ground for the High Court to exercise its Article 227 jurisdiction to remit the matter for fresh consideration on merits.
On this section: Provides for appeal against Authorized Officer orders and attaches finality with prohibition against questioning in any court; Court held this finality clause cannot override constitutional jurisdiction
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Questions about Section 59
What have the courts held on Section 59 of the Indian Forest Act?
State of H P vs Dhanwant Singh (12 Feb 2004) is the leading judgment on this section among those set out below: Provides for appeal against Authorized Officer orders and attaches finality with prohibition against questioning in any court; Court held this finality clause cannot override constitutional jurisdiction.
How do I find court cases under Section 59 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 59, section 59 Indian Forest Act 1927, section 59 of the Indian Forest Act. People searching for it also type section 59 of indian forest act. Each opens the full list of orders on eCourtsIndia, where it can be narrowed by court, year and outcome. 1 reported judgment on this section is set out on this page, beginning with State of H P vs Dhanwant Singh (12 Feb 2004).
What should I read with Section 59 of the Indian Forest Act, and has it changed?
Its own text turns on section 52 (Seizure of property liable to confiscation), section 55 (Forest-produce, tools, etc., when liable to confiscation), section 56 (Disposal, on conclusion of trial for forest-offence, of produce in respect of which it was committed), section 57 (Procedure when offender not known, or cannot be found), so none of them can safely be read on its own. 1 other provision in this corpus refers back to it.
When did Section 59 of the Indian Forest Act come into force?
Section 59 of the Indian Forest Act, cited as Indian Forest Act 1927 59, 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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