On the State’s own photographs, the King Cobra “was found in the forest in an open space and it was not kept in captivity”, the Karnataka High Court has said while quashing the Wildlife case against snake rescuer Dr. P. Gowri Shankar. Bengaluru: The Karnataka High Court has quashed criminal proceedings under the Wildlife (Protection) […]
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 […]
The Madras High Court has directed the Tamil Nadu Government to constitute a Joint Working Group and place on record, within four weeks, a draft SOP governing the use of captive elephants in temple festivals, while dismissing impleadment pleas by People for Cattle in India and Suparna Ganguly that sought to halt the transfer of five elephants from Assam.
