Chaturvedi, currently serving as Chief Conservator of Forests and Director of the Uttarakhand Forestry Training Academy in Haldwani, has been a vocal critic of corruption within the government system.
In the latest development, Justice Alok Verma, a senior judge of the Uttarakhand High Court, has recused himself from a contempt case filed by Chaturvedi.
Despite the repeated hurdles, Chaturvedi has consistently pursued litigation regarding service matters and alleged harassment stemming from his anti-corruption work.
Notably, Chaturvedi’s letter casts a shadow over the functioning of IFS officer Amit Kanwar, currently the Divisional Forest Officer (DFO) in charge of the Mussoorie Forest Division.
The legal battle began in 2018 when CAT's Nainital bench rejected the then Cabinet Secretary's challenge to Chaturvedi's downgraded Annual Performance Appraisal Report (APAR) for 2015-16.
