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22. The applicant filed objection to the Joint Committee report and the Joint Committee has filed rejoinder to the objections filed by the applicant in O.A. No.29 of 2020 and the para wise reply was given which reads as follows:-
"REJOINDER BY THE JOINT COMMITTEE TO THE OBJECTIONS FILED BY THE APPLICANT ON THE REPORT OF THE JOINT COMMITTEE.
Para 1,2 & 3 - no comments Para 4.
At the outset the report is in the fashion of a counter affidavit filed by the Respondent, for the allegation of illegal construction of a football ground in the reserve forest. The response submitted, are para-wise remarks to the main application. Though there is clear violation of Kerala Forest Act, Forest Conservation Act, Wildlife Protection Act and The Forest Rights Act, the committee had miserably failed to note the serious violations and answer the question, whether the impugned construction was done after obtaining proper prior permissions, The report had failed to observe a direct answer to the question, whether the authorities who were bound to protect the Forest and Wildlife had failed in discharging their duties or not.