SC warns West Bengal govt against elephant sterilisation
Taking note, the apex court bench of Justice Dipak Misra and Justice J Chelameshwar said: "If it is so, then it is absolutely impermissible and also condemnable."
Having condemned the move, the court said: "We restrain the West Bengal government not to administer sterlisation by which natural procreation process of the elephants or wildlife is curtailed."
Bengal govt reportedly decided to sterilise the animals to reduce their counts
The court passed the order taking note of a statement made by Advocate TK Singh who appeared for Jharkhand in the course of the hearing of a PIL seeking directions to regulate the movement of the trains to prevent deaths of elephants on account of collision with the fast moving trains.
IANS
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Story first published: Tuesday, September 2, 2014, 15:54 [IST]