Section 23 of the Indian Forest Act, 1927 – No right acquired over reserved forest, except as here provided

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Section 23: No right acquired over reserved forest, except as here provided

No right of any description shall be acquired in or over a reserved forest except by succession or under a grant or contract in writing made by or on behalf of the 1[Government] or some person in whom such right was vested when the notification under section 20 was issued.

Source: official text of The Indian Forest Act, 1927 as published on India Code (PDF). All sections of the Indian Forest Act, 1927.

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