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' : • ^^u'iScfflitoiityN'n^cQUasel^^tIwp^^ SIiriPaD&aj Shiivastaya, i'a^d^l^^ . ! .!' ir :N ORAt-^aaBR " ' ;.; ^ (Passedpn 16.6.2010^ 1. Sy ttiiSi getitioa^ fhe petitfonerliass»saifedlegality aaid valjdity Q£®Tder dat^ 10.6.1999 (AnncxureA^pass^^.to^ anxi'ccmsequeHt ord^ dated 10,9,^ Dwisfenal Pbrcst Officer, Raipur Divj^on. 2. Facts iiecessaay for decasioa <af ttie case are fhat petitfoBer w^iite woiidag^as f^a^ Guard, wassatgectBd Jto caquuyan ttte aU^atiioa of stiortage of tunber, •wfaicb culmmated in issuHDGe <rf;order ap.peiially passied by respoadeut Np.3 on 9.7,1§!93. .^ainst fee; said oicSei-, - petitftmer subinitted. a r^ixesa^ The Djwisfcmal FOrestOffit^soug^^pt^ wBo, in • lus xcpcrtdatett t4i3Yl99&t)Cpo^d(t^^ produxx perteins fe (^ respondcitt No.3^^^^ caiicel^ Ibe eariier Oider dfTectwei3r:^ :-2.-1 ^. ly' Conservator of Eoriest passect'aa1 (ader on 10.6.1999 (Anaicxuae A-4) scttmg asidc order dated 15.3.1996 passed by the Diyisioual Forest OfBcer. Ih coasequencc lliereof, Divisiorial Forest QScez issucd im.pugtMid iM-dcr liated 1Q;9.1999 (Aiuiexure A-5) oidera^ icctwexy; of Ss.26,62a.66/-. 3. Amongst various subnussions^^^i^^ couasd fbr fhe -pctitioaier is tliat fhe CoaseCTator of ^orest passed impugaed oider on 10.6.1999 (Aanexure A-4) settB^; aside arder dated 15.3,l»96(AimeKureA^withoutgivu^aDynotice or oppartuiuty of "hearing to the petttKMier. It is •urged that ^ainst fte ittitial oider of recoveiydated 9.7.1993, petitipnerhafl preferred Bepresentatipnbefiire Divisional Forest Offlecr, wlio, after consideratioa of pctitk)rier's represeia.tatiDn, recaBed cailicr oiderof recoveiy. Tlic Conservation of I'torest eithM- exeicted fhc pcwcis as an Appetete^^^^ as Rewewing AuthOrity under fhc prowisiDas ofC.GL eiml Serraces (Cl^Sffica^n, Control & Appca^ Rulcs, 1966 {{br diort the Rules of I96 ) m setfetng Mide ordcr passed by thc Dwisional Scacst OffieeKon .15.3.^1996. ••: .: : . - ! : , : -, • • 1 " 4.0nfhcotherIiHiid,subm^ionoflcarnedconnsclfOTfhere^)oaden.1s is fhat mitially, when fhe pBoeeediUgs were iaitiated ^airist the petitioncr, a proper opportuaity af heariag was afi&ided to tUe petitioaer aadfhfi oidercxfrawveiy Was paSsedon 9.7.1993. 'I'fao^ later oa, Dwisional 1'torest OfBcer TecaBcd the ordcr of reccwery vide order dated 15.3.1996, in view ofletterdated 12.2.t997of tiic oEBceof Chief Gonsewator of Forest (li^aaacc/Budgs^, Conaenita^ of Foicst sct aside thc OTdeEofDi»isiEmaIFOae^ accordance wi& law. It is furUlcE subinittedyliiat fixan. the onleT ®ftite ^ -3- ' GonseIvatOT<tfI?oiie^'it^;(;^ frflcxrt^ and -tta^^ /Ssfs/siQty. ,,. • : . ; :•:; ; L ".' •; ;. " : ' : 5. Havu%:consjdei^ l^ suba^^ fia- the ipespectrac partics, iti fhe opina^ ofthis C^Urt, fhis pet^ »^>a'r<hK glCTiad th^ the Ooiiservator 6f Fto»estte .••T;%^^.;^:--^<':;.'''-:^.';'::'^^^74^^:'^^/?'?-'s^^^:''"^^^^^ •""" """"""- settiHg aside order,dated tS^. 1996 of fhe Digfei®nalR6a?est did not affiMdat the yetitione^ aa opporfemity crf hea^ disputefc (hA^against thc OTider of^ a^^ 9,7.1993, petitiaaerliad :prefiTred a repiesentatton befiw& thc Divteional Forest Qffieer, who^ uppn due consldeTation of pettdoaer's repiiesentatioa, "recained the earUcrotderofl^ovexyandclDScdtbecaseagMnsttte The - oidto of ttte Qwiscrvataw Qf'P'orest does not show•8ie'pp^Mon of law undcrwll3 thje Conse the AppeBate ar as Rewewiag Au&on^ _ Howeve^ fUe ptdfit' of ; tecoveiy wasjarth®natuie ^pasS^yresczibe&'wadietKide'lOQf'QsE Rates <rf 1966^TBfifi>rc passB%^any^^^t^ ^ entiUed te au opportui^^ tloaseivator 6f "Forest wceKase^L swi motu .yimexa o[ •levww as comteinpla^itnderRuIe29^1:hGfiii]es 0^1966, itw^^^ fhc part c>f fhe (^anserva^ utitorestto aSatSeQ.'Qw petitibneF an oppprtunlt^ ofltearmg^bcfoi&seftntg^^^i^^ af exEmexs^sm." eaclierps^sedin?fa»ourofthe^etiteMajcrlsyXhe E)w|simtal Forest CMfcer on 15.3.1996. 6. As^ upshcrt of discussioas as above, the petttfoa is allowed arid tlie impugned<onlers<lated lQ^.t999^ (AnBBani^ eoDsexvatorpfFoi^&ordfirdatBa 10.9.1 ;ia>BSII»6 .a^vw^'wanKtvSKnst^ail^l^'^sfsrjf^ss/fw^ff^'-ff <<e"'_'~"<5 :-4- by •tfi^Di»aaionalF(»e^ be <q»nfbr flw Fe^t^iideiUi^va^|niacc»txlance^^ sSl.'Qwy decitle to iiaposeaDy:penaIt^irec;^B'e^%anist^^ 7. There shaU. be no onlcrs as to cost. Praveen Sd/- Mahindca Mohan Shrivastava Judge f^s'---