Those Who Let Off Guilty Now Being Asked By MoEF For Advice

The inquiry report had found embezzling of funds, violation of court orders and environmental laws, hounding of a whistleblower and connivance at the highest level to save the guilty. It found that the CEC had let the Haryana officials off the hook by asking the state instead to deposit a Rs 1 crore fine for destroying a wildlife sanctuary.

But the inquiry found CEC had summarily decided the case on its own and not even taken it to the apex court as part of its recommendatory role. The report recommended that a CBI investigation be launched. Read the full report here.

Source: Nitin Sethi, TNN, New Delhi.