State Act

The Odisha Forest Act, 1972.

47. Government and forest officers not liable for damage to forest produce at Depot :– The State Government shall not be responsible for any loss or damage which may occur in respect of any timber or other forest produce while at a depot established under a Rule made under Section 45, or while detained elsewhere, for the purposes of this Act; and no Forest Officer shall be responsible for any such loss or damage unless he causes such loss or damage negligently, maliciously or fraudulently.