Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (Procedure) Rules, 2018

Q: What does Section 2 of Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (Procedure) Rules, 2018 say?

(a) "Act" means the Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 (Act No.1 of 1967) (b) "appeal" means an appeal filed under sub-section (1) of Section 60-K of the Act; (c) "appellant" means a person who, being aggrieved by an order made by the competent authority, prefers an appeal to the Tribunal and includes the authorized representative of tine appellant; (d) "authorized representative" means- (i) in relation to an appellant,- (A) any person being a relative of the appellant and authorized in writing by

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1. Authority passing the order appealed against Competent Authority, Forest Department, Andhra Pradesh Proceedings No.

Section 1

2. Date of the order.

Section 2

3. Date of service of the order.

Section 3

4. Specify whether a hearing in person or through an authorised representative is desired.

Section 4

5. Registered address of the appellant (including telephone No., if any, for the service of all notices, processes and communications).

Section 5

6. Address of the respondent : (i) The Competent Authority, Forest Department, Andhra Pradesh

Section 6

7. Section or sub-section of the section of Andhra Pradesh Forest Act, 1967 under which the Competent Authority passed the order and which is appealed against:

Section 7

8. Relief claimed: (i) Specify whether the entire order is disputed:

Section 8

9. Ground of appeal (Annex a separate sheet if space is not sufficient).

Section 9

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            "content": "(Signature of Appellant) (Signature of Authorised Representative, if any)\nVerification\nNotes.- (1) The memorandum of appeal should be filed in quadruplicate accompanied by four copies of orders appealed against (one of which shall be a certified copy of the order appealed against or the original copy of it served on the appellant). Any enclosure will also be in quadruplicate.\n(2) The memorandum of appeal should be written in English or in Telugu and should set forth concisely and under distinct heads the grounds of appeal and should be without any argument or narrative and such grounds should be numbered consecutively.\n(3) It is enough if the memorandum of appeal is signed either by the appellant or the authorised representative. Where it is signed by the authorised representative, it should be accompanied by an authorisation of the appellant in his favour.",
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        "Act Number": "Published vide Notification No. G.O. Ms. No.57, Environment, Forests, Science & Technology (Section-II) Department, dated 21st May, 2018 and Published in the A.P. Gazette, Extraordinary, dated 25.5.2018",
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        "Short Title": "Appellate Tribunal for Forfeited Property (Procedure) Rules, 2018",
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