State Act

The Odisha Forest Act, 1972.

9. Extinction of rights :– Rights in respect of which no claim has been preferred under Section 6 and of the existence of which no knowledge has been acquired by inquiry under Section 7, shall be extinguished, unless before the publication of the notification under Section 21, the person claiming the same satisfies the Forest Settlement Officer that he had sufficient cause for not preferring such claim within the period fixed under Section 6.