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The plaintiffs, jagirdars of village Nalej, sold teak and mahuda trees to a contractor. The land was declared a reserved forest under the forest rules of the erstwhile Chhota Udepur State, and later brought under the Indian Forest Act by Gujarat. The contractor sought permission to fell the trees, …
The former ruler of the erstwhile princely State of Chhota‑Udepur claimed a half‑share of compensation awarded for trees on a jagir that had been abolished under the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act, 1953. The compensation was determined in a series of proceedings between …
The petitioners, former proprietary jagirdars of Idar State, claimed that after the Bombay Merged Territories and Areas (Jagirs Abolition) Act, 1953 they became occupants of their lands and were therefore entitled to the forest trees standing there. The High Court had held that, because no survey …
