Supreme Court of India
Susanta Kumar Dalei @ Susanta Kumar Dalai v. State of Odisha (vigilance)
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What the Court ordered
We are of the opinion that the appeal deserves to be allowed and Appellant is entitled for his discharge from the offences alleged against him.
Judgment, page 17
In brief
The appellant was a Forest Range Officer of the Kalimela Range when M/s Keshari Traders was appointed Raw Materials Procurer by the OFDC to salvage wind-fallen timber from the Chitrakonda and Kalimela Ranges of the Jeypore Forest Division, despite a Government moratorium on felling standing trees. Vigilance alleged that, in the guise of salvage operations, live green trees were clandestinely felled and transported to Andhra Pradesh on payment of only a nominal royalty, in connivance with Forest and OFDC officials, causing a loss of some Rs.…
Authorities it was built on
- 2009 Neelu Chopra and Anr. v. Bharti
- State of Haryana v. Bhajan Lal
- Yogesh v. State of Maharashtra
- D. Devaraj v. Owais Sabeer Hussain
- Minaketan Pani v. State of Odisha
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