Section 3(1)(a) in Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private, Forests Act, 1949
(a)No owner of any forest shall, without the previous sanction of the [Committee] [Substituted for 'District Collector' by section 5(a) of the Tamil Nadu Preservation of Private Forests (Second Amendment) Act, 1979 (Tamil Nadu Act No. 68 of 1979).] sell, mortgage, lease or otherwise alienate the whole or any portion of the forest.