(1) If a concerned religious organization, group or community which has obtained the protected religious forest in its guardianship as pursuant to  Rule 38 has not performed the activities according to the forest management work plan, the Council shall ask for the clarification to such religious organization, group or community by giving fifteen days of time period for the 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 religious forest from  the field report, the Council may withdraw such protected religious forest.
(3) The religious organization, group or community 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 of receiving of the notice of such decision.
(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) In case a complaint has been submitted as pursuant to Subrule (3) the Council itself shall conserve and manage such forest until  the final decision is made on it and the other arrangements has not been  made of such withdrawn forest.