Section 32
Lease Of Leasehold Forest
(1) Any corporate body, industry or community established under the prevailing law which desires to take the Leasehold Forest
for the purposes mentioned in Section 31, shall have to submit an application to the Regional Forest Director mentioning the area and boundaries of the Forest to be taken as Leasehold Forest planned programmes of the operations to be carried out to achieve the objectives and Prescribed other details and the economic feasibility report.
(2) In case, any application is submitted pursuant to Sub-section (1), the Regional Forest Director shall make an enquiry upon it and if he/she deems
appropriate to grant the Leasehold Forest as demanded by the applicant or with some alteration to it, he/she shall have to send it in writing to the Ministry through the Department for the approval along with his recommendation. While writing this, the consent of the applicant shall have to be taken, in case there is any alteration being made in the demand of the applicant.
(2) the Ministry shall, within thirty days from the date of the receipt of such letter decide that whether the approval should be given or not and shall give information of its decision to the Regional Forest Director through the Department.
(4) On the receipt of the information pursuant to Sub-section (3), in case the Ministry has decided to give approval, the Regional Forest Director shall prepare
the Forest Lease As Prescribed within thirty days from the date of the receipt of such information and shall have to grant the Leasehold Forest along with Forest Lease to the applicant taking the Prescribed fees and in the case that the Ministry has decided not to give approval, he/she shall have to give notice to the applicant within three days from the date of the receipt of such information.