Supreme Court of India

State of Bihar v. Lt. Col. K. S. R. Swami

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Reported as [1962] 3 S.C.R. 727
Bench K.N. Wanchoo J.
Decided 22 September 1961

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Forest Land-Reclamation-Whether Collector's or Fore&t Officer's order should prwail--Extinction of rights-When takes plaoo-Bihar Private Forest Act, 1947 (Bihar 9 of 1948), •· 30, Prouiso-Bihar Protected Forest Ruka, rr. 1 to 4, 8. The respondent was the tenant of a tract of land which formed part of a forest and continued to remain in possession thereof after the Zemindari interest of the proprietor became vested in the State Government under the Bihar Land Reforms Act, 1952. The Government notified its intention to constitute the forest a private protected forest and by a subsequent

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