CM or King:"Supreme Court Criticizes Uttarakhand CM for Overruling Advice in Rajaji Tiger Reserve Appointment"

The Supreme Court on Wednesday criticized Uttarakhand Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami for appointing Rahul as the Director of Rajaji Tiger Reserve, disregarding the recommendations of the state's forest minister and chief secretary. Senior Indian Forest Service officer Rahul, who had only taken over the position a month ago, has now been transferred to the role of Chief Conservator of Forest, monitoring, assessment, IT, and modernization, as per an order dated September 3.

The court emphasized that government leaders should not act like kings and that the country does not operate under a feudal system. The state government informed the bench, led by Justice B.R. Gavai, that the order appointing Rahul as the director had been revoked.

There is something like a public trust doctrine in this country. The heads of the executive cannot be expected to be old days' kings that whatever they have said, they will do... We are not in a feudal era... Just because he is the chief minister, can he do anything?" the judges said

The court observed that there was a specific noting from the first officer. This was endorsed by the deputy secretary, the principal secretary and the state's forest minister.

"If you disagree right from the desk officer, the deputy secretary, the principal secretary, the minister, then the least that is expected is that there is some application of mind as to why he is disagreeing with the proposal," it said.

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