Forest principal secretary asked to appear before HC

Allahabad, May 22 (UNI) Allahabad High Court directed the principal secretary, Uttar Pradesh forest department, to appear in the court on July 6 next and show cause why his public accountability may not be fixed.

The order was passed by a division bench comprising Justices V M Sahai and Sabhajeet Yadav, while hearing a writ petition filed by M Rao, divisional forest officer (DFO), Bijnore, who had challenged the chargesheet of May 3 issued against him.

The court was prima facie of the view that chargesheet was served to the petitioner to circumvent the orders of this court.

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