Supreme Court · 2013 INSC 254 · Decided 15 April 2013
Centre for Environment Law, WWF-1 v. Union of India & Others
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2013 INSC 254 · [2013] 6 S.C.R. 757
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 337/1995
- Decided
- 15 April 2013
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, C.K. PRASAD (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Case Allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 48A, 51A(g), 21; Forest Conservation Act; Wild Life Protection Act
Headnote
Wildlife Protection Act, 1972: Ex-situ conservation - Translocation of Asiatic Lion (Panthera Leo Persica) - To Kuno wildlife Sanctuary in State c of Madhya Pradesh - From Gir forest in the State of Gujarat, 0 the single habitat of Asiatic Lion - For habitat for long term conservation of Asiatic Lion - State of Gujarat not agreeing for the proposal of translocation - Interlocutory application for direction to the State of Gujarat to translocate the Lions as per the plan - Held: For long term E conservation of Asiatic Lion, an endangered
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