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HC Tells 16 Forest Officials To Pay Rs 34 Lakh, Cost Of 412 Felled Trees In Himachal The bench said the officials, who were responsible for this loss of 100-year-old trees, have to be put to task and be made accountable. Representational image. Ashwani Sharma 2021-04-24T22:07:58+05:30 HC Tells 16 Forest Officials To Pay Rs 34 Lakh, Cost Of 412 Felled Trees In Himachal outlookindia.com 2021-04-24T22:08:53+05:30 Setting an example, Himachal Pradesh High Court on Saturday directed the government to make 16 forest officers — including two high-ranking ones, accountab...

1257 Shimla, April 24 For the first time in recallable past, the Himachal Pradesh High Court has imposed a fine of Rs 34 lakh on 16 forest officials, including two Conservators of Forests, for illicit felling of 416 trees in the Shimla forest range between 2015 and 2018. Holding that the officials responsible for the loss of 100-year-old trees have to be put to task, the court gave them an opportunity to appear before it on May 27, the next date of hearing, if they want themselves to be heard before making the recovery and entry of the lapse in their service record. The orders were passed by ...