Indian Forest Act, 1927
5. Bar
of accrual of forest-rights . –
After the issue of a notification under
section 4, no right shall be acquired in or over the land comprised in such
notification, except by succession or under a grant or contract in writing made
or entered into by or on behalf of the Government or some person in whom such
right was vested when the notification was issued; and no fresh clearings for
cultivation or for any other purpose shall be made in such land except in
accordance with such rules as may be made by the State Government in this
behalf.