Supreme Court · 1997 INSC 231 · Decided 5 March 1997
Animal and Environment Legal Defence Fund v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1997 INSC 231 · [1997] 2 S.C.R. 728
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 785/1996
- Decided
- 5 March 1997
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, SUJATA V. MANOHAR, K. VENKATASWAMI (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32; Wild Life Protection Act Section 35(4)
Headnote
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972/lndian Forest Act, 1878: Sections 24, C 33, 35( 1) and (4)/Sections 5 and 26( l)(i)-Pench National Park-Notification No. 5115/82-10/77 dt. 1.3.1983 u/s 35( 1)-Final Notification not is­ sued-Protection of traditional fishing rights of Tribals formerly residing issued by Col/ectol'-Challenged on the ground that bio-diversity and ecology will be affected-Held, State to issue expeditiously the final notification declaring the area as a National D Park-Fishing permits granted to Tribals in lieu of traditional rights jus­ tified-Directions given for
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