Section 37 in Rules Having The Force of Law and Executive orders Relating to Forests
37. Valuation of timber. - The Deputy Commissioner, shall as soon as possible after an application has been filed under this section and admitted by him, cause a Forest Officer to make an estimate of the full royalty valuation of the trees on the land applied for.
The Forest Officer shall submit his valuation, if the royalty at full rates would not exceed Rs.1,000 to the Deputy Commissioner, and the Deputy Commissioner, if he does not approve of it, may refer the matter, to the Conservator, whose decision shall, subject to the orders of the State Government, be final. If the royalty at full rates would exceed Rs. 1,000, the Forest Officer shall before sending his valuation to the Deputy Commissioner, submit it for confirmation to the Conservator, who may reduce it up to a maximum of 50 per cent, if he considers that it is too high, having regard to the inaccessibility of the timber to a market or to any other consideration. Should the Conservator consider that a larger reduction is called for than 50 per cent on the Forest Officer's valuation, he will report the case to the State Government for sanction to such reduction. If the applicant is dissatisfied with the valuation fixed by the Conservator, he may appeal to the State Government.
