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SC Extends Jurisdiction of Committee to Oversee Transfer/Import of Wild Animals in India(06.03.2023)

Supreme Court has extended jurisdiction and scope of High Powered Committee to oversee transfer/import of wild animals in India as constituted by High.....

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SC Issues Notices in Plea for Alternative Solutions to Protect Crops Without Killing Wild Animals(31.07.2020)

Supreme Court has issued notices to States of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, among others in a plea seeking action against the indiscriminate use of.....

Tags : Supreme Court, Protect Crops Without Killing Wild Animals

Calcutta HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Unnatural Deaths of Elephants, Bisons Etc(07.09.2020)

Calcutta High Court on its own motion has taken cognizance of the issue of unnatural death of Elephants, Bisons and other wild animals, birds, reptile.....

Tags : Calcutta High Court, Unnatural Deaths of Wild Animals

Bom HC: State's Obligation to Protect Citizens from Wild Animal, Any Injury Caused is Govt's Failure(27.09.2022)

Bombay High Court has held that while it is State’s duty to protect wild animals and not allow them to wander outside restricted zone, it is also obli.....

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HP HC: Accidentally Shooting a Person, Mistaking them for a Wild Animal, is Negligence, Not Murder(23.09.2025)

The Himachal Pradesh High Court held that accidentally shooting a person while mistaking them for a wild animal amounts to death caused by negligence .....

Tags : Shooting, Wild Animal, Negligence, Murder

Tripura HC Directs Closure of Shops in State Selling Wild Animals, Birds Notified Under Wild Life Act(18.11.2021)

Tripura High Court has directed the authorities under the Wildlife (Protection) Act to take action regarding the closure of all such shops in the stat.....

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Bombay HC: Restricting Compensation For Wild Animal Damage to Select Species Violates Article 14(29.04.2026)

Bombay High Court has ruled that limiting compensation for crop and tree damage caused by wild animals to only certain specified species, while exclud.....

Tags : Compensation; Wild Animal; Species