For the purpose of such inquiry, the Forest Settlementofficer may exercise the following powers, that is to say:--
(a) power to enter, by himself or any officer authorised by him for the purpose, upon any land, and to survey, demarcate and make a map of the same; and
(b) the powers of a Civil Court in the trial of suits.
(a) power to enter, by himself or any officer authorised by him for the purpose, upon any land, and to survey, demarcate and make a map of the same; and
(b) the powers of a Civil Court in the trial of suits.
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Section 1 · Short title and extent.Section 2 · Interpretation clause.Section 3 · Power to reserve forests.Section 4 · Notification by State Government.Section 5 · Bar of accrual of forest-rights.Section 6 · Proclamation by Forest Settlement-officer.Section 7 · Inquiry by Forest Settlement-officer.Section 9 · Extinction of rights.India Code, Government of India. Text fetched 24 Oct 2026. Check the linked official text and subsequent notifications when applying a provision.