Forest Act, 1927 alongwith Forest (Conservation) Act, 1980 and Rules, 2003

This edition of The Indian Forest Act, 1927 (Act 16 of 1927), updated for 2026, provides a complete and authoritative presentation of the statute as amended by the Jan Vishwas (Amendment of Provisions) Act, 2023, along with all relevant State Amendments that refine and supplement the operation of forest law across India. Designed as a bare act with short comments, it offers practitioners, students, and policymakers direct access to the precise legislative text governing forest conservation, management, and enforcement.

The volume includes updated provisions and allied state-specific legislations such as:
• The Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980
• Amendments introduced by the Forest (Conservation) Amendment Act, 2023
• The Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Rules, 2023
• Compensatory Afforestation Fund Act, 2016
• Compensatory Afforestation Fund Rules, 2018
• The Compensatory Afforestation Fund (Accounting Procedure) Rules, 2018
• The National Forest Policy, 1988