Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Indian Forest Act Section 35(1) & (3) | Private Forest Mutation Invalid Without Proof of Notice & Valid Notification : Bombay HC
The Bombay High Court has ruled that any entry marking land as a 'private forest' in revenue records is legally void unless the state proves it served proper notice under Section 35(3) and issued a valid notification under Section 35(1). This protects bona fide land purchasers from hidden restrictions and forces forest authorities to follow due process before imposing forest status.