Forest Department officials have returned the cleared portion of a private resort and the sealed structures at Murukannu Gudda forest area in Sakleshpur, citing a Karnataka High Court order that has stayed the eviction process.
D. Mohan Kumar, Deputy Conservator of Forests (DCF), Hassan division, visited the place on Saturday and handled the procedure of the return to owners of the Stone Valley resort. The DCF told The Hindu that he was following the High Court’s interim order.
“The High Court, in its order on July 27, stayed the eviction process. Again, the petitioner moved court, alleging that the order had not been implemented. The court issued a modified order on August 10. Hence, we are following the order,” he said.
