Consider the following statements regarding deemed forests.
1. The concept of deemed forests has not been clearly defined in any law including the Forest Conservation Act of 1980.
2. “The term ‘forest land’ occurring in Section 2 will not only include ‘forest’ as understood in the dictionary sense, but also any areas recorded as forest in the government record irrespective of the ownership.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
1
1 only
2
2 only
3
Both 1 and 2
4
Neither 1 nor 2