Court scrutiny intensifies over alleged forest irregularities in Uttarakhand

The Uttarakhand High Court has raised sharp questions over the rapid accumulation of wealth by forest officials and the disappearance of thousands of boundary pillars in the Mussoorie forest division. Acting on internal reports highlighting serious administrative lapses, the court has sought a detailed probe into possible misuse of authority and failures in land protection. It has made the central and state governments, a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring panel, and the parties to the plea.