Section 2(4) in Gudalur Janmam Estates (Abolition and Conversion Into Ryotwari) Act, 1969
(4)"forest" includes waste or arable land containing trees, shrubs or reeds.Explanation. - A forest shall not cease to be such by reason only of the fact that in a portion thereof, trees, shrubs or reeds are felled, or lands are cultivated, or rocks, roads, tanks, rivers or the like exist;
