https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288414 The expression "order" in Section 13 of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 is broad enough to cover a conclusive determination made by the Forest Settlement Officer under Sections 10 and 11. A communication is not mere correspondence where it records completion of enquiry, appraisal of evidence, and a definitive finding that the claims are genuine and should be allowed, even if a further formal award or prior approval under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 is still awaited. Such a determination has an adjudicatory character and is appealable. A party that has itself treated the communication as adverse and pursued the statutory appeal cannot later dispute the maintainability of that appeal. en-us Fri, 25 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0530 Fri, 05 Jun 2020 11:23:18 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288414 The expression "order" in Section 13 of the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 is broad enough to cover a conclusive determination made by the Forest Settlement Officer under Sections 10 and 11. A communication is not mere correspondence where it records completion of enquiry, appraisal of evidence, and a definitive finding that the claims are genuine and should be allowed, even if a further formal award or prior approval under the Forest Conservation Act, 1980 is still awaited. Such a determination has an adjudicatory character and is appealable. A party that has itself treated the communication as adverse and pursued the statutory appeal cannot later dispute the maintainability of that appeal. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 25 Jan 2002 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=288414