Supreme Court · 2003 INSC 99 · Decided 18 February 2003
Chief Forest Conservator (Wild Life) and ORS. v. Nisar Khan
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2003 INSC 99 · [2003] 2 S.C.R. 196
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5519/1994
- Decided
- 18 February 2003
- Bench
- V.N. KHARE, S.B. SINHA, AR. LAKSHMANAN (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 226; Wild Life Protection Act
Headnote
Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972/Wild Life (Protection) Licensing (Additional Matters for Consideration) Rules, 19~3: Ss.9,44(4)-Schedule IV/r.3-Grant/Renewal of licence for carrying on business as a dealer in birds specified in Schedule JV- Declined by Wild Life authorities-Notice issued to before High Court by dealer-Allowed-Wild life authorities · directed by High Court to grant licence to the petiti.Jner-He/d, trapping of D birds which comes within the purview of the term 'hunting' is prohibited in terms of s.9-Although grant of licence in respect of birds in captivity is
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