under the Act. Similarly, under the Orissa Forest Act, 1972 (in short 'the
Forest Act '), forest produce includes the Kendu Leaves under Secton ... Leave (Control and Trade) Rules.
32. Orissa Forest Act, 1972 also defines the forest produce and
the same includes the Kendu Leaves. The purpose
forested area of Aravali hills and all villagers enjoy the status of
"Other Traditional Forest Dwellers" as defined in The Schedule Tribes ... that the petitioners enjoy the status of "Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers" as defined under The Schedule Tribes & Other
Traditional Forest Dwellers(Recognition
mining area of the petitioner was not within a forest as defined in Sub-clause (B) of Clause 4 of Section 2 of the Indian ... issue in the event the said produce was within the forest area as defined in Section 2(4)(b) of the Indian Forest
Forest Conservation Act.
(2) The term 'forest land' occurring in section 2 , will not only include 'forest' as understood ... Forest Conservation Act, 1980 of the conservation of forests and the matters connected therewith must apply clearly to all forests so understood irrespective
lying contiguous to or encircled by a
reserved forest or a vested forest or any other forest
land owned by the Government and predominantly
supporting ... undergrowths and includes forests statutorily recognised and
declared as reserved forest, protected forest or otherwise.
Therefore, the expression forest would include any land that
passing of the Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 , no forest land could be allowed to be used for non-forest purposes without the prior permission ... this expression has been defined by the Explanation thereto. Explanation, in our opinion, defines "non forest purpose" as meaning (i) breaking
forest lands in view of the fact that neither
the Karnataka Forest Act, 1963 nor the Forest
(Conservation) Act, 1980 has defined the term ... Apex Court had an occasion to define
'Forest' in its order in T.N.GODAVARMAN
THIRUMULKPAD vs UNION OF INDIA & ORS. reported
contend that minerals and products of mines and quarries are forest produce as defined in Section 2(7) of the State Act; and grant ... produce under any other law in force,"
6.1. "Forest produce" defined in Section 2(7) of the forest Act includes surface soil
grass."
"Timber" has been defined under Section 2 (6) of the Forest Act. It includes trees when they have fallen or even ... purpose or not. Section 2 (4) of Forest Act defines forest produce. Halsbury's Laws of England (4th Edn.) Vol. 19 p. 21 para
forest land held by any
person and lying contiguous to or encircled by a
reserved forest or a vested forest or any other
forest land ... encircled by a reserved forest or a vested forest
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or any other forest land owned by the
Government
