proposed to constitute such land a Reserved Forest; and (c) appointing an officer (hereinafter called the Forest Settlement Officer) to inquire into and determine ... officer appointed under clause (c) of this section shall ordinarily be a person other than a Forest Officer; but a Forest Officer may be appointed
Officer; but a Forest Officer may be appointed by the State Government to represent it in the inquiry under this Chapter by the Forest Settlement ... forest produce or water.
- In the case of claim to rights of way or pasture or to forest produce or water, the Forest Settlement Officer
shall ordinarily be a person not holding any forest-office except that of Forest Settlement Officer. (3) Nothing in this section shall prevent the [State ... person holding any forest-office except as aforesaid, to perform the duties of a Forest Settlement Officer under this Act. [Maharashtra].- In its application
right of pasture; or (d) a right to forest produce; the forest Settlement Officer shall pass an order admitting or rejecting the same in whole ... land (if any) to by included in the proposed forest, which the Forest Settlement Officer has, under Section 11, elected to acquire under
officer appointed under clause (c) of this section shall, ordinarily, be a person other than a Forest Officer, but a Forest Officer may be appointed ... right of pasture; or (d) a right to forest-produce; the Forest Settlement Officer shall pass an order specifying the particulars of such claim
that section or section 9 have been disposed of by the Forest Settlement Officer; (b) if any such claims have been made, the period limited ... lands (if any) to be included in the proposed forest, which the Forest Settlement Officer has, under section 11, elected to acquire under the Land
Section 6 in Indian Forest Act, 1927
6. Proclamation by Forest Settlement Officer.
- When a notification has been issued under section 4, the Forest Settlement ... section 5 within such period either to present to the Forest Settlement Officer a written notice specifying or to appear before him and state
Forests, Conservator of Forests, Deputy Conservator of Forests or Divisional Forest Officer, Working Plan Officer, Silviculturist Assistant Conservator of Forests, Forest Range Officer, Deputy Ranger ... such officer attended, to the Divisional Forest Officer. 16. Commutation of rights.
- If on the representation of the Divisional Forest Officer the Forest Settlement Officer
original jurisdiction; (c) "Divisional Forest Officer" means the forest officer in independent charge of a forest division; (d) "forest division" means such area ... Forest Officer, Ranger, Deputy Ranger, Forester, Forest Guard, Forest Watcher, Thanadar, Checking Officer or Plantation Watcher; (ii) to perform any function of a forest officer
under s. 4 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, (XVI
of 1927) ( hereinafter referred to as the Forest Act ),
declaring that 'it had been ... including the land in dispute a "reserved forest",
and appointing the, Forest Settlement Officer Dehra Dun to
call for objections from claimants under
