The following categories of persons are not eligible for participation in the sales:- a) black listed persons or defaulters who have to pay due to the Forest Department on the date of sale or a member of joint family of any such defaulter.
Explanation:- A defaulting person even if he obtains stay orders against recovery of dues shall be continued to be treated as a defaulter for the purpose of participating in the sales and shall not be allowed to participate in the sale unless there is a specific direction in the stay orders that he should not be refused to participate in the sale. If a person is granted extension of time for payment of the due instalment, he will not be treated as a defaulter during the period of such extension.
(b) Persons who are convicted in a court of law for offences involving moral turpitude; and
(c) minors.
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1. Added by G.O.Ms.No.192, F&RD (For-III), dt: 27-4-1982, pub.in A.P. Gazette RS to Pt. I, dt: 1-7-1982
2. Subs. for sub-rule(i) by G.O.Ms.No.192, F& RD (For-III), dt: 27-1-1982, pub, in A.P.Gazette, RS to Pt.I, dt: 1-7-1982.
4 If the ineligibility of any bidder comes to the knowledge of the sale conducting officer he may refuse to consider the bid from such a bidder and forfeit the Earnest Money Deposit paid by him. If such ineligibility is revealed after a contract has been concluded with such a bidder it shall be competent for the Divisional Forest Officer to cancel the contract and cause resale at the risk and loss of the bidder.