Indian Forest Act, 1927
6. Proclamation
by Forest Settlement-officer .-
When a notification has been issued under
section 4, the Forest Settlement-officer shall publish in the local vernacular
in every town and village in the neighborhood of the land comprised therein, a
proclamation-
a) specifying, as nearly as possible, the
situation and limits of the proposed forest;
explaining the consequences which, as hereinafter provided, will ensue on the
reservation of such forest; and fixing a period of not less than three months
from the date of such proclamation, and requiring every person claiming any
right mentioned in section 4 or section 5 within such period either to present
to the Forest Settlement-officer a written notice specifying or to appear
before him and state, the nature of such right and the amount and particulars
of the compensation (if any) claimed in respect thereof.