https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192765 Under the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, the Collector's inquiry on prior sanction to sell forest land is confined to whether the applicant falls within the statutory definition of "owner". That definition is broad enough to include a person with the right to possession and enjoyment of the forest. The Collector has no authority to adjudicate disputed civil title, so a pending suit over jenmom right is not a legally relevant basis to refuse sanction where the applicant otherwise satisfies the Act. Refusal based on disputed title was therefore treated as an irrelevant consideration and required reconsideration in light of the governing statutory limits. en-us Fri, 28 Mar 1958 00:00:00 +0530 Sat, 17 Jun 2017 18:26:44 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192765 Under the Madras Preservation of Private Forests Act, the Collector's inquiry on prior sanction to sell forest land is confined to whether the applicant falls within the statutory definition of "owner". That definition is broad enough to include a person with the right to possession and enjoyment of the forest. The Collector has no authority to adjudicate disputed civil title, so a pending suit over jenmom right is not a legally relevant basis to refuse sanction where the applicant otherwise satisfies the Act. Refusal based on disputed title was therefore treated as an irrelevant consideration and required reconsideration in light of the governing statutory limits. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 28 Mar 1958 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=192765