State of Maharashtra/Deputy Conservator of Forest, Thane Forest Division stating the lands were affected by the Private Forest Act as they are "private ... Forests, Thane Forest Division and he requested the Municipal Corporation to inform him about the permission granted for the activities other than forest in certain
involved
in this petition is "forest" and deemed reserved forest under
the provisions of Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition)
Act, 1975 [herein after referred ... Forest under the Indian Forest Act, 1927
[herein after referred to as IF Act, 1927 ].
3. I say that Section 2(f) of the Forests
forest;
(ii) land which is part of a forest or lies within it or was part of a forest or was lying within a forest ... deemed forests', even the forest produce of such deemed forest would also be included in the definition of 'forest', which would
Therefore, it was submitted that the failure to declare private lands as
private forests within the meaning of the Maharashtra Private Forest
(Acquisition ... State Government. He would, therefore, submit that private lands
having mangroves will be a private forest within the meaning of the
Private Forest
within or linked to a
forest, as may be declared to be forest by the State
Government;
(iv) forest land held or let for purpose ... before the appointed day to be a
forest under section 34A of the Forest Act;
(ii) any forest in respect of which any notification
issued
under Section 6 of the Forest Act before the Deputy
Collector (Private Forest) Thane Division and requested to exclude
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proceedings under Section 6 of the Private Forest Act contending that
he was a tenant of the subject property. The Deputy
compensation, directed compensation to be paid to Bivalkar under the
Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 . In fact no such
compensation however was paid ... Indian Forest Act,
1927 (for short, " Forest Act ") for management of the "private forest
lands" on behalf of the Bivalkar
petitions involving a grievance
that land in question is not a private forest under the provisions of
Maharashtra Private Forest (Acquisition) Act, 1975 hereinafter referred ... private forest" means any forest which is not the
property to Government and includes, -
(ii) any forest in respect of which any notification issued
forests or use of forest land for non-forest purpose
and reads thus:-
"2. Restriction on the de-reservation of forests ... forest
shall cease to be reserved; or any forest land is used for non-forest
purpose; or any forest land is assigned to a private
order passed by the Deputy Collector (Acquisition), Thane, Forest (Private Forests) Division, dated 28th July, 1979, in an enquiry held under section ... land involved is neither a private forest nor forest within the meaning of the provisions of the Maharashtra Private Forests (Acquisition) Act, 1975 (for short
