5.25 per rupee of royalty.
of stone allotted to the respondent out of the quarry he was to pay Rs.
31,250/ for which the tender of the respondent was accepted as arrears of land revenue in the manner provided by S. 75 of the Assam Forest Regulation VII of 1891.
One Baputi Ram, a member of a scheduled tribe, appealed against the order of the Divisional Forest Officer accepting the, tender, to the Government of Assam and obtained a stay order.
On January 10, 1964 a settlement was made for a minimum quantity of 50,000 c. ft.
Appeal from the judgment and order dated July 28, 1966, of the Assam and Nagaland High Court in Civil Rule No.
10,000/ The Divisional Forest Officer, thereafter, sought to recover the amount of Rs.
595 of 1967.
242 of 1964.
100/ as earnest money, and offered the rate of Rs.
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The tender, submitted by the respondent was accepted and for the minimum quantity of 1,25,000 c. ft.
The Divisional Forest Officer invited fresh tenders.
for the period from January 25, 1964 to June 30, 1964 for Rs.
Naunit Lal, for the appellants.
N. Mukherjee, for the respondent.
The Judgment of the Court was delivered by Shah, C.J. The Divisional Forest Officer, Kamrup Division, Assam invited tenders for the purchase of monopoly rights to quarry stone from certain areas, including Harengi Stone Quarry Mahal, for the period July 1, 1963 to June 30, 1964.
The respondent then declined to, accept the settlement of the quarry.
The State of Assam has appealed to this Court with certificate granted by the High Court.
