Guwahati, Nov. 14 -- Two days after Assam government told the Gauhati High Court that retired IFS officer M.K. Yadava would have no role in the Forest Department "in any capacity," he appeared at a meeting on the department's affairs.

Assam Forest Minister Jayanta Mallabaruah posted on social media on Saturday ( November 14) that he had reviewed the preliminary report on the Externally Aided Project (EAP) with senior Forest Department officials. The post named Special Chief Secretary M.K. Yadava and Commissioner & Secretary Om Prakash as attendees.

On November 12, the Assam government informed the Gauhati High Court that Yadava's third contractual stint as Special Chief Secretary (Forest) had ended on November 11.

The Cabinet, it said,...