5 Jan 2021


Nainital: The Uttarakhand high court (HC) on Monday took suo motu cognisance of the denotification of the Shivalik Elephant Reserve – Uttarakhand’s only elephant reserve — and issued notices to both the state as well as the central government. The division bench of acting Chief Justice Ravi Malimath and Justice Alok Kumar Verma issued the notice.

Speaking to TOI, an advocate who wished to remain anonymous said, “ The court has given the respondents four weeks to file their counter affidavits in the matter and has listed the case for further hearing after the winter vacations.”

According to court records, the central government as well as officials of the state government like the principal secretary forest and environment, principal chief conservator of forests (general), principal chief conservator of forests (wildlife), chief wildlife warden, state wildlife advisory board and director of Rajaji National Park have been made respondents in the case. 

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