Not in feudal era: SC to U'khand CM over IFS officer appointment

Supreme Court on Wednesday questioned Uttarakhand CM Pushkar Singh Dhami for appointing an Indian Forest Service (IFS) officer as Director of Rajaji Tiger Reserve despite objections from the state's forest minister and other officials. "The heads of the executive cannot be expected to be old days' kings," the bench observed, adding, "We are not in a feudal era."