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Top Court To Hear Plea Over Fireball Use Against Elephants In West Bengal
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of its orders asking the state authorities to desist from using fireballs to drive elephants that come near human habitation.
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Watch: Panic At Uttarakhand Court After Wild Elephant Enters Compound
A court in Uttarakhand's Haridwar erupted into chaos when a wild elephant rammed down its gate and wandered into its premises on Wednesday.
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"Not Here To Deal With Micromanagement Of Issues": Chief Justice
There may be a thousand issues meriting attention but everything cannot be entertained to make the Supreme Court dysfunctional, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Tuesday.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala's Petition On 'Rice' Elephant Relocation
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the appeal of the Kerala government against the high court order asking it to translocate a rogue elephant 'Arikkomban' to the Parambikulam tiger reserve in Palakkad district of the state.
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"Can't Move Court For Elephant's Relocation Every Time": Kerala Minister
The Kerala government today said it cannot go to court seeking a change in location every time local residents object to relocation of an elephant close to their area.
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Amid Assam Vs Tamil Nadu Over Elephant's Custody, Centre Tweets This
Assam government today filed a petition in Gauhati High Court after Tamil Nadu refused to return leased elephants, even as the Union Ministry of Environment stood by the Tamil Nadu government, tweeting that elephant Joymala was well looked-after
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An Elephant Is Not A Person, A New York Court Rules - This Is Why
As intelligent as she is, Happy the elephant doesn't meet the definition of a "person" and is therefore not being illegally confined in the Bronx Zoo, New York's top court ruled Tuesday in a closely watched case for animal rights.
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"End Horrifying Cruelty": Lawyer Writes To Chief Justice On Elephant Set Afire
A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking his intervention in ending cruelty towards animals. His letter cited a recent incident in which an elephant was set afire by some people in Tamil Nadu who threw a burning tyre on it. The jumbo later succumbed to the burn injuries. The video of the incident had gone viral on so...
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Top Court Notice To Centre, Kerala, 12 Other States Over Elephant's Death
The centre, Kerala and 12 other states have been issued notice by the Supreme Court on a petition following the death of a pregnant elephant after consuming food mixed with firecrackers in Kerala's Palakkad in May.
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"A Fragile Gentleman...": Supreme Court Bats For Elephants In Nilgiri Hills Resort Case
Man must give way to elephants, the Supreme Court said today while hearing cases relating to resorts built illegally inside wildlife corridors in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills
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Animals In Pak Zoo Suffer In Heat, Agencies Tussle Over Its Management
An emaciated wolf rested its head on a block of ice, seeking relief from stifling heat in a zoo in Pakistan's capital, while another gazed at a family enjoying an afternoon picnic as an elephant swayed its head nearby.
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Mayawati Justifies Her Statues In Top Court: "Represent Will Of People"
Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati on Tuesday justified her life-size statues built in Uttar Pradesh with crores in public money when she was Chief Minister, telling the Supreme Court they represent the "will of the people".
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Chinese "Ivory Queen" Smuggler Sentenced To 15 Years Jail In Tanzania
A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the "Ivory Queen" was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 elephants, weighing nearly 2 tonnes, to Asia.
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Mayawati Has To Reimburse Money Spent On Elephant Statues, Says Top Court
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has to reimburse the public money spent on installing hundreds of elephant statues in parks in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow and Noida, the Supreme Court said today.The elephant is the symbol of the Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP.
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Top Court Orders Closure Of 27 Tamil Nadu Resorts In Elephant Corridors
Clamping down on resorts operating without approval in elephant corridor of Nilgiris area, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down within 48 hours 27 such commercial establishments.
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Top Court To Hear Plea Over Fireball Use Against Elephants In West Bengal
The Supreme Court on Thursday agreed to hear a plea seeking initiation of contempt proceedings for alleged violation of its orders asking the state authorities to desist from using fireballs to drive elephants that come near human habitation.
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Watch: Panic At Uttarakhand Court After Wild Elephant Enters Compound
A court in Uttarakhand's Haridwar erupted into chaos when a wild elephant rammed down its gate and wandered into its premises on Wednesday.
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"Not Here To Deal With Micromanagement Of Issues": Chief Justice
There may be a thousand issues meriting attention but everything cannot be entertained to make the Supreme Court dysfunctional, Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud said on Tuesday.
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Supreme Court Dismisses Kerala's Petition On 'Rice' Elephant Relocation
The Supreme Court on Monday refused to entertain the appeal of the Kerala government against the high court order asking it to translocate a rogue elephant 'Arikkomban' to the Parambikulam tiger reserve in Palakkad district of the state.
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"Can't Move Court For Elephant's Relocation Every Time": Kerala Minister
The Kerala government today said it cannot go to court seeking a change in location every time local residents object to relocation of an elephant close to their area.
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Amid Assam Vs Tamil Nadu Over Elephant's Custody, Centre Tweets This
Assam government today filed a petition in Gauhati High Court after Tamil Nadu refused to return leased elephants, even as the Union Ministry of Environment stood by the Tamil Nadu government, tweeting that elephant Joymala was well looked-after
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An Elephant Is Not A Person, A New York Court Rules - This Is Why
As intelligent as she is, Happy the elephant doesn't meet the definition of a "person" and is therefore not being illegally confined in the Bronx Zoo, New York's top court ruled Tuesday in a closely watched case for animal rights.
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"End Horrifying Cruelty": Lawyer Writes To Chief Justice On Elephant Set Afire
A Supreme Court lawyer has written to the Chief Justice of India seeking his intervention in ending cruelty towards animals. His letter cited a recent incident in which an elephant was set afire by some people in Tamil Nadu who threw a burning tyre on it. The jumbo later succumbed to the burn injuries. The video of the incident had gone viral on so...
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Top Court Notice To Centre, Kerala, 12 Other States Over Elephant's Death
The centre, Kerala and 12 other states have been issued notice by the Supreme Court on a petition following the death of a pregnant elephant after consuming food mixed with firecrackers in Kerala's Palakkad in May.
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"A Fragile Gentleman...": Supreme Court Bats For Elephants In Nilgiri Hills Resort Case
Man must give way to elephants, the Supreme Court said today while hearing cases relating to resorts built illegally inside wildlife corridors in Tamil Nadu's Nilgiri Hills
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Animals In Pak Zoo Suffer In Heat, Agencies Tussle Over Its Management
An emaciated wolf rested its head on a block of ice, seeking relief from stifling heat in a zoo in Pakistan's capital, while another gazed at a family enjoying an afternoon picnic as an elephant swayed its head nearby.
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Mayawati Justifies Her Statues In Top Court: "Represent Will Of People"
Uttar Pradesh politician Mayawati on Tuesday justified her life-size statues built in Uttar Pradesh with crores in public money when she was Chief Minister, telling the Supreme Court they represent the "will of the people".
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Chinese "Ivory Queen" Smuggler Sentenced To 15 Years Jail In Tanzania
A prominent Chinese businesswoman dubbed the "Ivory Queen" was sentenced to 15 years in prison by a Tanzanian court on Tuesday for smuggling the tusks of more than 350 elephants, weighing nearly 2 tonnes, to Asia.
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Mayawati Has To Reimburse Money Spent On Elephant Statues, Says Top Court
Bahujan Samaj Party chief Mayawati has to reimburse the public money spent on installing hundreds of elephant statues in parks in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow and Noida, the Supreme Court said today.The elephant is the symbol of the Bahujan Samaj Party or BSP.
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Top Court Orders Closure Of 27 Tamil Nadu Resorts In Elephant Corridors
Clamping down on resorts operating without approval in elephant corridor of Nilgiris area, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked the Tamil Nadu government to seal or close down within 48 hours 27 such commercial establishments.
