The minor forest produce shall be sold to the Corporation by the growers/collectors at the purchase centres duly notified by the Corporation. The minor forest produce so offered for sale should be in well dried condition and fit for the purpose of manufacture of finished goods using such produce or for any other commercial purpose.
If the minor forest produce so offered for sale does not conform to the standards prescribed, the Corporation shall have the right to refuse the purchase of such minor forest produce. The Corporation may appoint an authorized Officer or a sub-agent for the purchase of minor forest produce on its behalf.
6. Procedure for holding enquiry of appeals under sub-section
(3) of Section 5:— (1) Any person aggrieved by the refusal to purchase the minor forest produce by an authorized officer or a sub-agent under Rule 5 above may within fifteen days there from, prefer an appeal to the Divisional Manager or such other officers as may be empowered by the Managing Director of the Corporation, who may hereafter be called the appellate authority.
(2) On receipt of an appeal against the orders of refusal to purchase the minor forest produce by the authorized officer or agent, under Rule 5 above, such appellate authority shall, as soon as possible, intimate the appellant the place, date and time fixed for holding such enquiry.
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(3) On the date fixed or any subsequent date to which the enquiry may be adjourned, the appellate authority shall, after hearing the appellant or his duly authorized representative, who may appear before the appellate authority make such further enquiry as it may deem necessary and pass such orders in terms of sub-section (3) of Section 5 of the regulation as he may consider fit.
If the appellant does not appear either in person or through his duly authorized representative the appellate authority shall take decision ex parte after taking such enquiry as it may deem necessary:
Provided that, if the appellate authority is satisfied that the nonappearance of the appellant was insufficient cause, it may, after such further enquiry it may deem fit, pass suitable order in supersession of such ex parte order.
Any compensation ordered to be paid as a result of such enquiry shall be paid within one month from the date of communication of the orders to the appellant concerned.