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Supreme Court: Elephants Owners Cannot be Unkind to Animals(21.10.2016)
SC while observing that those keeping elephants in captivity, whether private individuals or temples, do not care for animals or law, has said owners,.....
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Karnataka HC Upholds Conviction in Elephant Electrocution Case(06.06.2022)
Karnataka High Courts has upheld the conviction handed down to two persons who built electric fencing around agricultural land which led to the elepha.....
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SC Asks Chief Wildlife Wardens of States to Give Information Regarding Captive Elephants(14.01.2019)
Supreme Court has directed the Chief Wild Life Wardens of states to ascertain the age of all the captive elephants and supply that information to the .....
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Supreme Court Orders TN Govt to Crack Down on Elephant Corridor Encroachment(13.07.2018)
Supreme Court has ordered Tamil Nadu government to crack down on encroachments along the elephant corridor in the state.
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SC Upholds Tamil Nadu Government's 'Elephant Corridor' Notification(15.10.2020)
Supreme Court has upheld the validity of the Tamil Nadu Government notification declaring an 'Elephant Corridor' in the Sigur Plateau of Nilgiris Dist.....
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UK HC: Consider Declaring Elephant Corridors in Jim Corbett National Park as Eco-Sensitive Zones(02.09.2022)
Uttarakhand High Court has directed the Central Government to consider declaring elephant corridors in the Jim Corbett National Park as 'Eco-sensitive.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to Liberate Elephants From Processions, Exhibitions(16.02.2017)
Kerala HC has said that legislature should take action to liberate elephants from processions and exhibitions as Kerala Captive Elephants (Management .....
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Bombay HC Takes Suo Moto Cognizance of Gadchiroli Elephants Shifting to Zoo(09.09.2022)
Bombay High Court while taking suo moto cognizance of forest department’s decision to move wild elephants from Gadchiroli forest to zoo, has observed .....
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Uttarakhand High Court Stays Order De-Notifying Shivalik Elephant Reserve(23.02.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has held that if the proposed area of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve is diverted for expansion of Dehradun's Jolly Grant Airport.....
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Madras HC Asks Govt to Prohibit Future Ownership of Elephants by Individuals, Temples(24.02.2021)
Madras High Court has asked the State Government to come up with a policy prohibiting future ownership of elephants by any individual and/or temples, .....
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Wild Elephant Shouldn't be Put to Any Discomfort: Madras HC Tells Forest Department(05.02.2019)
Madras High Court has sought response from Tamil Nadu's principal conservator of forests by February 11 to a plea seeking a direction to prevent autho.....
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Madras HC Directs PCCF to Consider Suggestions on Avoiding Elephant Deaths(02.02.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) to consider a suggestion made by an animal activist to appoint compet.....
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Madras HC Permits Man to Keep Custody of an Elephant Not Having Transfer Certificate(04.01.2021)
Madras High Court has permitted a man to keep the custody of an elephant even though he was not having the requisite transfer certificate under the Wi.....
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Uttarakhand HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of De-notification of Shivalik Elephant Reserve(06.01.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has taken suo motu cognizance of denotification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve, the only elephant reserve in the State, for t.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Stays Denotification of the Only Elephant Reserve of State(11.01.2021)
Uttarakhand High Court has stayed the denotification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve, the only elephant reserve in the State.
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Madras HC Closes Petition Seeking Ban on Keeping Elephants in Captivity in Temples and Houses(07.10.2015)
Madras High Court has closed PIL seeking ban on keeping elephants in captivity in temples and houses after Madras Government submitted that Supreme Co.....
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Kerala High Court Refuses to Lift Festival Ban on Celebrity Elephant Who Killed 13 Amid Protests(10.05.2019)
Kerala High Court has refused to intervene in the matter related to allowing a partially blind celebrity elephant to take part in the State's largest .....
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Madras HC Appeals to HR&CE Department Over Well-Being of Captive Elephants(28.04.2021)
Madras High Court has made an appeal to the Hindu Religious and Charitable Endowments (HR&CE) Department to ensure that the elephants held in captivit.....
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Madras HC Slams Use of Elephants to Bless People, Terms it 'Act of Begging'(01.05.2017)
Madras High Court has taken strong exception to use of elephants to bless devotees and seek money, holding that such practices amount to begging and v.....
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Madras High Court Directs Rescue of Elephant Used Illegally for Begging and Marriage Parades(20.06.2019)
Madras High Court has ordered the Concerned Authorities to take possession of Malachi, a female elephant aged about 34 years, which was being used ill.....
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Madras HC to Consider on Complete Prohibition on Elephants Being Kept as Captive Animals(16.06.2021)
Madras High Court has observed that it may consider whether in future there should be a complete prohibition on elephants being kept as captive animal.....
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Ker. HC Constitutes Expert Committee to Advise on Matters of Human-Elephant Conflict in State(30.03.2023)
Kerala High Court while taking note of deplorable state of captive elephants, as well as various instances of cruelty meted out to them has directed f.....
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Ker HC: Recklessly Permitting Human Settlement Near Elephant Habitat Leading to Man-Animal Conflicts(13.04.2023)
Kerala High Court has observed that increasing instances of human elephant conflict that we are confronted with today appear to be nothing but inevita.....
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Madras HC Asks for Report on Treatment of Elephants in Captivity in Temples(01.07.2021)
Madras High Court has called for a report from the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) on the treatment being meted out to elephants in capt.....
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NGT Issues Directions to Authorities to Implement Measures for Safety of Wild Elephants(12.07.2021)
National Green Tribunal has initiated suo moto proceedings on the basis of a media report titled "Night, early morning trains cause most elephant deat.....
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NGT Directs Odisha Government to Notify Elephant Corridors Within Two Months(20.08.2021)
National Green Tribunal, Kolkata has directed the Odisha state government to notify the elephant corridors in terms of the elephant corridors as ident.....
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SC Disposes Plea Against Cow Slaughter, Elephant Poaching, Animal Killing(23.08.2021)
Supreme Court has disposed of a plea raising concerns of the slaughter of cows, poaching of elephants, killing of wild animals for crop protection and.....
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Kerala HC Directs State to File Report Regarding Action Against Intrusion by Herd of Wild Elephants(29.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has directed the State to file a report regarding the action proposed to be taken to prevent such episodes in the future, taking not.....
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Madras High Court Directs PCCF to Prepare Catalogue of All Captive Elephants in State(06.09.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) to prepare a catalogue of all captive elephants in the State. The Cou.....
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Delhi High Court Refuses Mahout’s Plea Seeking Release of Elephant from Alleged Illegal Detention(22.01.2020)
Delhi High Court has refused to entertain the mahout’s Plea seeking the release of an elephant from alleged illegal detention. The Court stated that k.....
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Kerala High Court Issues Notice to Malayalam Actor Mohanlal for Possession of Elephant Tusks(16.10.2019)
Kerala High Court has issued a notice to superstar Mohanlal on a petition that the permission granted to him to keep elephant tusks should be cancelle.....
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Kerala HC Directs Forest Department to Take Immediate Action on Frequent Elephant Attacks(03.09.2021)
Kerala High Court has admitted a Public Interest Litigation filed by Vettampara Pourasamithy alleging frequent elephant attacks in the Malayatoor Fore.....
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Karnataka HC Issues Notice to State on PIL Seeking Direction for Urgent Medical Treatment of Elephant(22.09.2021)
Karnataka High Court has issued notice to the State government on a PIL petition seeking direction for urgent medical treatment, rescue, and rehabilit.....
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Madras High Court Allows Mercy Killing of Ailing Salem Temple Elephant(17.04.2018)
Madras High Court has granted permission for the “mercy killing” of an ailing elephant in Salem temple, provided the veterinarians certify that the an.....
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SC Seeks Centre’s Response over Elephant Ownership(30.03.2016)
SC has asked Centre and States including Kerala and Goa to apprise it on whether a person can keep an elephant in his custody as owner under wild life.....
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SC Issues Notice in PIL Seeking Intervention in Problem of Elephant Deaths Due to Electrocution(05.01.2022)
Supreme Court has issued notice in a Public Interest Litigation filed seeking court's urgent intervention in relation to the problem of elephant death.....
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Uttarakhand High Court Bans Commercial Use of Elephants(07.08.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has banned commercial use of elephants in the state and directed the forest department to rescue the pachyderms deployed for co.....
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Madras HC Directs Railway Officials to File Detailed Report to Prevent Elephant Deaths(23.12.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the railway officials to file a detailed report by January 7 listing out the steps they propose to take to prevent elep.....
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Supreme Court: Elephant Tusk is Govt Property(22.05.2018)
Supreme Court has held that elephant tusk is a property of the Government and presumption under Section 69 of the Kerala Forest Act is attracted, whet.....
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