Reserved CENTRAL ADMINISTRATIVE TRIBUNAL, JABALPUR BENCH JABALPUR Original Application No.200/1017/2019 th Jabalpur, this Friday, the 12 day of December, 2025 HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE AKHIL KUMAR SRIVASTAVA, JUDICIAL MEMBER HON’BLE MRS. MALLIKA ARYA, ADMINISTRATIVE MEMBER Shrikant C. Rahatgaonkar, S/o. Shri Chandrasekhar Rahatgaonkar, Aged about 56 Years, Occupation:-Retd. Senior Manager (Marketing), Chhattisgarh State Forest Development Corporation Ltd. Raipur; R/o TH- 1, Forest Colony, Jail Road, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) -492001.

-Applicant (By Advocate – Shri Manoj Sharma, Sr. Advocate, assisted by Ms. Anuja Sharma)

V e r s u s

1. The Union of India, Through its Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forest & Climate Change, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, Prithvi Wing, 6th Floor, Jorbagh Road, Aliganj, New Delhi - 110001.

2. The State of Chhattisgarh Through its Chief Secretary, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh) -492001.

3. The Additional Chief Secretary, Department of Forest, Mantralaya, Mahanadi Bhawan, Naya Raipur, Atal Nagar, Raipur (Chhattisgarh)-492001.

4. The Principal Chief Conservator of Forest, (Head of the Forest Force), Aranya Bhawan, Naya Raipur,