law: Indian Forest Act, 1927
  37.  Expropriation
  
  of forests in certain cases . –
  (1) In any case under this Chapter in which
  
  the State Government considers that, in lieu of placing the forest or land
  
  under the control of a Forest-Officer, the same should be acquired for public
  
  purposes, the State Government may proceed to acquire it in the manner provided
  
  by the Land Acquisition Act, 1894 (1 of 1894).
  (2) The owner of any forest or land comprised
  
  in any notification under section 35 may, at any time not less than three or
  
  more than twelve years from the date thereof, require that such forest or land
  
  shall be acquired for public purposes, and the State Government shall acquire
  
  such forest or land accordingly.