Certain wood types not classified as timber under notification; listed trees exhaustive, not illustrative. Department awarded costs.

The High Court held that sain and asna wood are not considered timber under the notification. The Court ruled that the listed trees in the notification are exhaustive, not merely illustrative. The judgment favored the department, awarding them costs of Rs. 200.

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The revising authority referred two questions to the High Court regarding the definition of timber in a notification. The High Court held that sain and asna wood are not considered timber under the notification. The Court also determined that the trees listed in the notification are exhaustive, not merely illustrative. The judgment favored the department, awarding them costs of Rs. 200.

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