India, Dec. 24 -- The Madhya Pradesh Forest Department has been left with no option but to comply with a Calcutta High Court order directing it to pay Rs 1.20 crore as compensation to Kalpataru Agro Forest Enterprises Private Limited, following the dismissal of its review petition filed after an unexplained delay of 552 days.
The High Court's order clears the way for the reopening of the Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF) and Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) offices in Balaghat, which were sealed earlier under court directions after the State failed to honour long-pending payment obligations. The offices will be reopened only after the compensation amount is deposited, the court has made clear.
Reacting to the development, Head of Forest F...