Rule 37
Protected Community Forest May Be Withdrawn
(1) If a consumer group, which has obtained the protected community forest in its guardianship as pursuant to Rule 36 has not performed the activities according to the forest management work plan, the Council shall ask a
clarification from such group by giving fifteen days of time period for submission.
(2) If the clarification asked as pursuant to Sub-rule (1) has not been submitted or the submitted clarification has not been satisfied or if it’s deemed appropriate to withdraw the protected community forest from the field report, the Council may withdraw such forest. The protection of the such withdrawn protected community forest shall be
protected and managed by the Council itself or through any consumer group.
(3) The group, which has not been satisfied with the decision made by the Council as pursuant to Sub-rule (2), may submit a complaint before the Department within thirty five days from the date of the notice of such decision received.
(4) If a complaint has been submitted as pursuant to Sub-rule (3), the Department shall give its own decision and the decision made by the Department shall be final.
(5) If a complaint has been submitted as pursuant to Sub-rule (3) the protection and management of such forest shall be made by the Council until the final decision has not been made on that complaint.