Supreme Court Pulls Up Kerala Government Over Non-Compliance With Order On Elephant Raman’s Upkeep

Where is the elephant? The Supreme Court asked on Friday, as Elephant Raman’s upkeep came back before it and Kerala could not show compliance with the Court’s June order. New Delhi: Directing the State to file a counter and place a recent medical report on record, the Supreme Court on Friday (October 9) criticised the […]

Supreme Court on Captive Elephants in Kerala: “Local Issues Best Dealt With by High Courts”

The Supreme Court, while addressing an Intervention Application (IA) related to captive elephants in Kerala, made an oral observation that certain matters are best addressed by High Courts, given their familiarity with the local conditions of a state. The bench, consisting of CJI DY Chandrachud, Justice JB Pardiwala, and Justice Manoj Misra, emphasized that the […]