also be included in reserved forest.
38- 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
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
extracting earth from the private patta land which are situated in non-forest
areas, and, also to refund the amount ... alluded that Section 3(4) of the Assam Forest Regulation, 1891 defines forest
produce to include certain elements and according to the said definition, earth
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. Thus, even if
assuming that the driver of the dumper has not
been prosecuted by the Forest Authorities for having
committed forest offence ... cannot be
said that any forest offence was committed.
Section 2(4) of Indian Forest Act, 1927 defines
"Forest Produce" which reads
recognized traditional forest
dwellers as integral to the very survival and sustainability of the
forest eco system. The forest dwellers are occupying forest from
time ... right
is associated with forest. They cannot be disintegrated from forest
eco system. Their life and livelihood are part of forest eco system.
Their natural
forests statutorily
recognised and declared as reserved forest, protected
forest or otherwise, but does not include any land which is
MFA(Forest ... contiguous to or encircled
by a reserved forest or vested forest or any other forest
land owned by the government. It should also be
considered
avail the right under the Forest
Dwellers Act 2006.
12. Section 2(c) of the Forest Dwellers Act, 2006 defines ... forest dwellers to mean the
members of the Scheduled Tribes Community who primarily reside in forest areas and
who depend on the forests or forest
pass through any forest
road. The waste of plywood and veneer is neither timber
nor any kind of forest produce. They are products of
human ... forest produce.
Clinker/fly ash is an industrial produced and cannot fall
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in the ambit of forest produce as defined under Section
illegal mining. The site in question consisting of
naturally grown forest is defined by the apex Court in
case of T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad
