Alleged Construction In Buffer Zone By Randeep Hooda: Madhya Pradesh HC Directs SDO To Supply Actor With Enquiry Report, Conduct Spot Inspection

Madhya Pradesh High Court has refused to quash a show cause notice issued against Bollywood Actor Randeep Hooda on allegations regarding construction in a buffer zone and instructed the revenue authorities to supply the actor with a copy of the enquiry report and conduct a joint spot inspection in the disputed property. However, the court has directed Hooda to make an application before the SDO, Baihar, District Balaghat, within 15 days to obtain the enquiry report behind the show cause notice and to carry out spot inspection expeditiously. The show cause notice dated 18.06.2024 stated that Hooda had raised construction on the land near Kanha National Park without obtaining mandatory clearance from various Departments for construction in buffer/core zones. “Since the present status of show cause notice is not clear, therefore it is observed that in case if a final order has already been passed, then the aforesaid observations shall also apply to the Appellate Authority and if necessary applications are made before the Appellate Authority, then the Appellate Authority shall pass necessary orders…”, the court held while disposing of the petition.