more them. (tlcasse to five years that the elepharlt. in
question at presente. is in 21 surrounding which, I is
more (*.onch:eive for his upkeep and well
Section (2--A) of Se(:!io11 40 would aiso
farts that. aft,e1* the
(Pr()te(_:t.i1'1
acquire or receive or a
ee1't.i1"iee1t.e.
.10. 11'1dc:ed_'i'€':V'_is 1'.=_'iWbe' 111121"! i5.he1'e is 21 rapid
decline of \__?.~fi'l":'..4_af%1.iI:;i12iiS:_--.a_i'/if? ie'.irdS__i1e1 India and it is a
111a1'iic;.=.1',e1'g.1*e'¥1\r%5:_,e_g_nieez<1ji'.'«Some wild am'mals and birds
have a11*e::a:c1ybecxome <'-:5<--1._ii'1"e!. and there is a da1*1ge1* of
<)t.}1t%r..':5pe('?ie,}3 v-.1j(j1'E(5urif:g . them. Indeed while dilating'
.fiFu.r'"tV:14'1'ei;".*1."._ i.Vé;V~1;__Q be noticed that the total p0pu1a,ti0n of
the Iii'1v«:f}'i£1 close to 1,}14 and it is trite and
disiiearif3:'r1'1s'%Q' to Emow that the said wild ii-fe is 31150 not'
p:'0tueet.ec.i. E1. is aiso to be not:i(:ed rhai since the
_' laws; were 1101'. in aid of p:'01;eet.ion of the wild
..'_ "1i',fe'§ the G()ve,r1'1m.em; iihoughi. it fit 1.0 come out with
Aa1'102::1"1e.r €l1'c'1.(i.'i1'31{?i']t 1'epEae:'Ie1g the old exlaetmem with the
4,4-
(')verz211I stz.-mls of clephzlms arld tlieir habitat Continues
to ma p1'€(%£1I'i()1.1s. I1'1cid.eny
p0a<':he1's for ivory and by fz,--1m1€rs in 1'etaljatiQjfi'"t:j.f_~e:fQp.__'*
da.n'1a1ge, are on the ir1(:1"6:ase. Habitats an.d.~~cr.)'f:fjd'oVrsof
e1<-'sphants are under t.remend01§=.s p1'r:s3vsti3fé -.11'; 'Infa_r1j;-::;_*
s1'.a1t.es on e':1(:<_tc)1.n'at' of de.é1"()1'tar31:z1.§.ion, " '::3_11'(:a'()ac'I'ifi1€vn.Vt Hahd
ot.1'1er b_i.o1*ic fd(:I"r.)1*s 1' 1': some regidns, -p<)a<?}1i«:iyg of tiuskerssg
11218 dist1,u.'l3eci the $ex§':=..afi<) 1.1.1 sj3i$2p'iafa11t'~ populations to
alarming p:rri'.i011s i1<1"a:31*:f1ut3'}"1_'gas ¢:IAjéphe1r1ts do not
bmrrd in (:::1ptj_v§i1'.3/*.
31," 5T1Ve'}*3.Iii;':.e'1:V1[ntéifl v{.1'::4V'e.}' over E_a1ge dis1;a11(".es in the
wild. $31.13? the 1u'i'11.§1m'i":;1_l"'~IiVir1g tjondiijjons c.)ffe1'ed by
e:if.E'1e2' V:/.008. u"'35:}1:6.'('f()l1f'i_1';t:t2d to tiny e1'}<:':l()su.1'es in Captivity,
1;c:sV1V.:.i_Tt;&aV ' " btt.Ij';.3\ri()L11*a.I 21be1*rafio11s of elepha_I1ts.
El€3pl'i:£I_Ll1{)§%' i:'1f*:2q.)I'ivi1.y s11.'f£'c1' from psy<%:h01ogiCa._l. t.1'a1.1n1a
well efisa" p1'1ysi. If)e:spi1'e a rich culture of
£1C)'ff'if3S§'iL§f£1f',f3d e:1ephar1t's man_\,r are not 1'e(.?c>.iVjng the
'W-{:'.1f£'11'(} filmy are c.=1'1i:'iI:.1ed to uncier thc-3 law and are
V " "s1:f'fc::'i1'1g as 21 res1.1It.. ']'l'ms. the sima1i()n 1'egarcIi1'1g the
/7
OVJ1'1€I'S}."llp. He is 1'€C1t.1iI"EiCl to obtain the same. Be tha.t:
it ma_V_. I am of the View that. all wild animals Sh(3Lti'd
stay in the i'01'est. area and not anywhere elese'a<.'__ez??
Wi_t,l:1in the vic_:ihity of a civilization.
18. A sL.1bmissi<:3'r1 macle
learned A.ddit.io_1:1al Governmerit:--.t:'t:?5&<:lvotéate for
respo1'3_cler1t.s 2 1:0 5 that
111ai'1'1t,aiIl1_i11g an elt-:p.i"1_'c111tlvtrl:'l,1 iI1(:l'L1dir1g all other Wild life in the
_ s21id""are:_-_i.' ~
"gl4. Havirlg given my anxious crorasideratiorl. I am
of? the View that the impuggned order passed by
respondent No.3 to the extent. that the elephant in
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I
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questioli shouid be handed over to the 8″” respondent is
liable to be: im’,erI”e1″eci. insofalr as the finding re(:0rd¢d
by the 3″-3 1’csp()1T1der1t;. that the gift made by
1’esp0n<:1em. in fa1v01.z1' 01' {he 7"' resp0nde1'1t,
and Void d0(-IS not wa1–1-am. int.e21–I'€;;".€11_c e a_.–1':'id"
.fi11di1"2g" stands (*.<mfi1'1'1"1e(i. Heracie, t.1 *;-v:;A=. f'(§_:E1ofiariAiT1£}”1 sta1’1d.e; allow’4?.’V¢.5_l:”i..{§ p;1 rf.
(b)’i”h€ i.I11pL1,g§13e3d fi:’a1′ as
t’:1.”1€: 1’1e1.1’1£i1.::1_2: ()Vt:*. ‘ 4’ Lt=o_ rcsp0nde1’1 1:
No.8 V . Z ‘
({3} ‘– the 3*” resp0n(i(~31’a’t” that
the 4resspondt’-:r1t in favour of the
1jL rs{3V.E)i1*(i<'?.11,i}uiihat ii, null 2-11'1d void. s'£;ands
, – ., _. V 1
and _macle absoh.z1'e to the e.xte'r1t
iz1_ciic:at<:d a1-',;_3w->..
.15. Mr.’N .B.Vi:shw211’1ath. E8211-1’1e:cl Additional
D» ‘°G0ve1’nn1em: Adv<T)<':at:e app<–:a1'ir1g_-1 for 1'esp0nd<-:11ts 2 to 5
fl
. n
pe1*mit't.ed 1.0 file memo of :;1ppea3'e1z'1c_:e within fhux."
weeks.
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