(1) No person shall make charcoal, or cut or cause to cut trees for the purposes of making charcoal, without the previous written permission of Divisional Forest Officer concerned.
(2) No person shall transport or cause to be transported charcoal within the state of Telangana except in accordance with the provisions of Telangana Forest Produce Transit Rules, 1970.
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1. Deleted by issue of orders of High Court vide case law.
2 CASE LAW
(i) Levy of fee of Rs. 5/- per bag as per rule 3 (3) is illegal, as no service is being rendered to the trader or producer of charcoal. R.Ramanaiah and others vs Govt.
of Andhra Pradesh, 1997 (4) ALD 373.
(ii) The licence taken under Telangana Forest Produce (Storage and Depot) Rules, holds good for the purpose of Rule 5 of Telangana Charcoal (production and Transport) Rules, even though the person is exclusively dealing in charcoal, S. Rajamouli and others vs. Special Secretary to Government 1997 (3) ALD 369 (DB).
4. When the charcoal is under manufacturing in kilns, in storage or in transit, any Forest Officer, Commercial Tax Officer, Revenue Officer, Police Officer may inspect the same and scrutinise the permits issued.