The Supreme Court today reiterated the need for High Courts to refrain from entertaining cases which are already seized by the Apex Court.

The bench of CJI BR Gavai and Justices K Vinod Chandran and NV Anjaria was hearing the issue of officers involved in the alleged illegal tree felling at the Jim Corbett Tiger Reserve.

The apex court, which has been monitoring the investigation by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) into the alleged illegal constructions in Corbett, noted that it had earlier questioned the Uttarakhand Government for not granting sanction for prosecution. Following the Court's oral observations on September 8, 2025, the State granted a sanction for prosecution against one officer on September 16, 2025.

However, that officer, identified as Rahul, Chief Conservat

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