High Court of Karnataka Upholds Tribunal's Reading Down of Forest Watcher Recruitment Rules to Include Candidates from Adjoining Villages. The court held that the 5 km radius restriction was arbitrary and discriminatory under Article 14 of the Constitution, and the rule must be read down to include villages adjoining the forest area.
22 Jan 2014The case involves writ petitions filed by the State of Karnataka and forest department officials against an order of the Karnataka Administrative Trib...
