CHAPER V Possession of Sandalwood

Section 35: Appeal

The Telangana Forest Act, 1967

How current this text is

Text as published by India Code for the Government of Telangana (Environment, Forests, Science and Technology Department): the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 as in force in the combined State on 2 June 2014, adapted to Telangana under section 101 of the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 by G.O.Ms.No.22, E.F.S&T (For.I) Department, dated 13.05.2015, with amendments up to Act No.35 of 1997.

Amendments made by Andhra Pradesh after 2 June 2014, such as the Andhra Pradesh Forest (Amendment) Act, 2016, do not apply in Telangana and are not in this text.

Chapter IIIA (sections 28A to 28G, Preservation of Private Forests) applies only in the Scheduled Areas and is not part of this India Code text; it is printed in the 2012 text of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act hosted by the Telangana Forest Department, and the Telangana Preservation of Private Forest Rules, 1978, made under section 28-G for the scheduled areas, were adopted in Telangana by G.O.Ms.No.22 of 13.05.2015; the instrument that inserted the chapter has not been identified.

(1) Any person aggrieved by the decision of the Divisional Forest Officer, refusing to grant or renew or cancelling or suspending a licence under this Chapter may, within such time as may be prescribed, appeal to the Conservator of Forests who may make such order as he deems fit, after recording the reasons therefor.

(2) Any person aggrieved by an order of the Conservator of Forests in appeal preferred under sub-section (1) may, within such time as may be prescribed, prefer a second appeal to the Chief Conservator of Forests who may make such order as he deems fit, after recording the reasons therefor.