The Delhi Forest Department has Told The Supreme Court that “fake permission” was issuted in the name of the office of the deputy conservator of the duty or the tree office (west division) to fell trees in a “morphlogal. – An ecologically sensitive zone – in vascant kunj for a housing project.

This came to light in a july 10 counter affidavit filed before the department of the fourtes and wildlife’s deputy conservator of forests/tree officials (West division) in a plea seeking context of the cort of corte. Proceedings against it for felling trees and leveling a piece of land in vascant kunj for the project.

The plea filed by Environmental Activist Bhavreen Kandhari, Through Advocate Manan Verma, Contended That Said Land is a morphological Ridge, which is protected by the SC’s 9, 1996 Order, and as SUCH WOULD. Court’s Prior Permission Before Any Diversion Can Be Made.

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“That to the best of the petitioner’s knowledge, no permission has been south from this Hon’ble court before undertaking the Said contempt actual activities… it is also evident about the office of the form of the form, g). And the ridge management board no action to prevent the Said activity or stop the same, “The plea said.

Responding to this, the counter affidavit fileed by the tree office (west division) Said the land on which alleged construction activities were being carried out in the south forest division. “It is pertinent to mention that it had come to attend … that a fake permission was issued for tree felling in the name of the office of the deputy conservator of forrests/Tree Officer west frest free. Owner of the plot…, “It added.

It further said that the west division official “had written to the vascant kunj police station sho to take cognisance of the issue and register an under -section 173 of bharatiya nagarik sarkasha sahinta”. The affidavit added that a reply was recedived on february 17 from

The affidavit added, “… it is also informed by the asi that location can be found.”

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During Questioning, The Plot Owner “Refused the Allegation Regarding Forged Permission for Felling/Damaging of Trees”, The Department Said.

“The asi has recited the original copy of the forged permission to the process the matter forest;

“It is pertinent to mention that in response to the report Available in this office, “The department said.

The court will hear the Matter Next on July 21.

AnanThakrishnan G. is a senior assistant editor with the Indian express. He has been in the field for over 23 years, kicking off his journalism career as a freelancer in the late nineties with bylines in the hindu. A graduate in law, he practiced in the districate judiciary in kerala for about two years before switching to journalism. His first permanent assignment was with the press trust of India where he was assigned to cover the lower courts and variable commissions of injury. He Reported from the Delhi High Court and the Supreme Court of India During His first Stint with the Indian Express in 2005-2006. Currently, in his second stint with the Indian express, he reports from the supreme court and written on topics related to law and the administration of justice. Legal Reporting is the forte thought he has extensive experience in political and community reporting too, hasd spent a decay as kerala state correspondent, the time of India and the telegraph. He is a stickler for facts and has Several impactful stories to his credit. … Read more