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TypeBare Act JurisdictionKarnataka Government

Forest Act, 1963 Section 22

Power Tostop Ways and Water Courses in Reserved Forests

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Forest Act, 1963 Section 22 is part of Forest Act, 1963 - Power Tostop Ways and Water Courses in Reserved Forests. Read the section text below and explore Indian court judgments that cite it.

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Section Text

(1) The Forest Officer may, with the previous sanction of the Chief Conservator of Forests by order notified in the official Gazette, stop any public or private way or water course in a reserved forest:

Provided that for the way or water course so stopped, another way or water course which is equally convenient, already exists or has been provided or constructed:

Provided further that no water course feeding a tank or other reservoir shall be stopped except after consulting the Executive Engineer having jurisdiction over such tank or reservoir.

(2) Any person aggrieved by an order under sub-section (1) may within ninety days from the date of publication of the order in the official Gazette, appeal to the1[Karnataka Appellate Tribunal] and its decision thereon shall be final.

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1. Substituted by Act 10 of 1989 w.e.f. 16.3.1989.

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What does Forest Act, 1963 Section 22 provide?

Section Section 22 of the Forest Act, 1963 (Power Tostop Ways and Water Courses in Reserved Forests) is reproduced on this page as part of the Forest Act, 1963. 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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