Confiscation Of Property Under Forest Act: Authorized Officer Has To Ensure That Parties Are Given Opportunity to Cross Examine Witnesses
Case: Range Officer Kandi Range Sopore Vs Altaf Malla
Coram: Justice Sanjay Dhar
Case No.: CRM(M) No.384/2021
Court Observation: “It is clear from the record of the Authorized Officer, none of the parties has been given an opportunity to cross-examine each other’s witnesses. By not affording such an opportunity to the parties, the Authorized Officer has not adhered to the principles of natural justice which are intrinsic in the provisions contained in Section 52 of the Forest Act, as quoted hereinabove.”
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Keywords
Confiscation Of Property, Forest Act, Opportuniy to Cross Examine Witnesses
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