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TypeBare Act JurisdictionCentral Government

Forest Act, 1927 Section 16

COMMUTATION OF RIGHTS "In case the Forest Settlement-officer finds it impossible having due regard to the maintenance

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Forest Act, 1927 Section 16 is part of Forest Act, 1927 - COMMUTATION OF RIGHTS "In case the Forest Settlement-officer finds it impossible having due regard to the maintenance. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

SECTION 16: COMMUTATION OF RIGHTS "In case the Forest Settlement-officer finds it impossible having due regard to the maintenance of the reserved forest, to make such settlement under section 15-as shall ensure the continued exercise of the said rights to the extent so admitted, he shall, subject to such rules as the State Government may make in this behalf, commute such rights, by the payment to such persons of a sum of money in lieu thereof, or by the grant of land, or in such other manner as he thinks fit.

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What does Forest Act, 1927 Section 16 provide?

Section Section 16 of the Forest Act, 1927 (COMMUTATION OF RIGHTS "In case the Forest Settlement-officer finds it impossible having due regard to the maintenance) is reproduced on this page as part of the Forest Act, 1927. Lawyers and researchers use it to read the statutory wording before checking how courts have applied this section in reported judgments.

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