Which one of the following Sections of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, deals with powers of the Forest…
Section 8 empowers the Forest Settlement Officer to enter land, survey it, demarcate it and make a map. It also confers the powers of a Civil Court in the trial of suits.…
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Which one of the following Sections of the Indian Forest Act, 1927, deals with powers of the Forest Settlement Officer?
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Section 8 empowers the Forest Settlement Officer to enter land, survey it, demarcate it and make a map. It also confers the powers of a Civil Court in the trial of suits. Section 7 concerns inquiry into claims, section 9 extinction of unclaimed rights and section 10 claims relating to shifting cultivation.
Current law: Section 8 remains the relevant provision.
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