every estate in such area including land (cultivable or barren), groveland, forests whether within or outside village boundaries, trees (other than trees in village abadi ... cannot be reserved as a Forest.
64. The words 'Forest' and 'Forest Land' are defined in sub sections
lying contiguous to or
encircled by a reserved forest of a vested forest or any other forest land
owned by the Government and predominantly supporting ... lying contiguous to or encircled by a
reserved forest of a vested forest or any other forest
land owned by the Government and predominantly
supporting
lying contiguous to or
encircled by a reserved forest of a vested forest or any other forest land
owned by the Government and predominantly supporting ... lying contiguous to or encircled by a
reserved forest of a vested forest or any other forest
land owned by the Government and predominantly
supporting
ANDHRA PRADESH FOREST ACT, 1967
6. The Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 (hereinafter referred to as “the A.P.
Forest Act ”) has been enacted with ... manner herein
before provided.”
7. Section 2 of the A.P. Forest Act, defines a “Forest Officer”, to mean a vast
category of officers. Such
view of the affidavit filed by the Forest Survey of India12 wherein the
forest cover was defined as being “all lands more than ... States
of Forest Report is published by the Respondent No.3 and in the said
report forest cover is defined being of lands more than
view of the affidavit filed by the Forest Survey of India12 wherein the
forest cover was defined as being “all lands more than ... States
of Forest Report is published by the Respondent No.3 and in the said
report forest cover is defined being of lands more than
decimate the case sought to be put forth by the Forest Department that
a ‘forest offence’ was committed by P.J. Antony and Cheriyan Kuruvila ... reason to believe’
that a ‘forest offence’ has been committed. Section 2(e) of the Forest Act
defines a ‘forest offence’ to mean an offence
said case, the property concerned
was declared as not a private forest as defined in the Act, by the
Forest Tribunal. Therefore, this Court held ... follows:-
"1. Whether the land which is not a private forest as
defined under The Kerala Private Forests (Vesting and
Assignment
Section 2(4) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 having defined Forest
Produces, the onus lied on the defence to prove his illicit
possession
noticed that Regulation 3(4) of the Regulation of
1891 also defines "forest produce". However, the same is
pari materia to the provisions ... forest produce if its origin is from forests or the stone is
brought from forests.
Section 2(4) of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 defines
