Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, 1949 (Madras Act 27 of 1949) and considered the word "forest" as defined in Section ... Custodian of Vested Forests, Palghat . The lands involved in that case were all forests as defined in the MPPF Act, 1949 and continued
apply to reserved
forests constituted under the Tamil Nadu Forest Act, 1882 , and lands at
the disposal of the Government as defined in that ... Madras Preservation of Private Forests
Act, 1949 (Madras Act 27 of 1949) and considered the word forest as
defined in Section
Magistrate, the choice of the mode is left to the Forest Officer or Police Officer, there are no guidelines prescribed in the matter, confiscation
proceedings ... conferred on Forest Officer or Police Officer to arrest without warrant. Thus, the offences under the Act are cognizable offences as defined in Section
Planters Forum vs State Of Kerala on 24 June, 2006
IN THE HIGH COURT OF
possession of Kutlehar Jagir Forest was ordered to be taken over by the Principal Chief Conservator of Forest with the assistance of the Collector ... force. Section 2 defines terms like "appointed day", "grant", "grantee" and "Kutlehar Forest". Section 3 deals with
leaves lose their identity and therefore, they cannot be regarded as "forest produce". As such, for transport of leaf plates and leaf cups ... held to be "forest produce" ?
Section 2 (g) of the Orissa Forest Act, 1972 defines "forest produce" as follows
also be included in reserved forest.
24. The word "forest land" has not been defined under the Forest Act . The definition of forest ... forest as may be declared to be a forest by the State Government;
(c) "forest land" means a land covered by a forest
Forest Produce Rules, 1970 were framed to carry out the purposes of the Act.
7. Forest produce has been defined under Section ... Rules defines 'forest produce in transit' to mean:
Forest produce in transit includes forest produce found stored in any place in margin
Wildlife(Protection) Act, 1978, a Forest Officer means and
includes the Forest Officer defined in Clause(f) of Section ... Forest Act, 1987.
3. The word "Forest" is defined as an eco system, an association of
plants and animals. The definition
forest
and also additionally, dependence on forest or forest land for bonafide
livelihood needs. Petitioner showing his residence in forest or dependence on
forest ... grand father also resided in same forest and primarily
earned livelihood because of said forest or then forest land, bonafide.
Petitioner has not pleaded accordingly
