Registrar Judicial High Court Of Bombay Bench At Aurangabad v. Municipal Corporation Aurangabad And Others

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY BENCH AT AURANGABAD SUO MOTO PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION NO.2 OF 2017 Registrar Judicial, High Court of Bombay, Bench at Aurangabad.

...PETITIONER

VERSUS

1) Central Zoo Authority, Statutory Body under the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, (Government of India), B-1 Wing, 6th Floor, Dindayal Antodaya Bhavan, CGO Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003,

2) The State of Maharashtra, Through the Chief Wild Life Warden, Government of Maharashtra, Van Bhavan, Ramgiri Road, Civil Lines, Nagpur,

3) Chief Wild Life Warden, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Aranya Bhavan, Saifabad, Hyderabad,

4) Aurangabad Municipal Corporation, Through the Commissioner,

5) Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakapatanam, Andhra Pradesh.

...RESPONDENTS

...

Mr.Sachin Deshmukh Advocate (Amicus Curiae) for Petitioner.

Mr.S.B. Deshpande, A.S.G. for Respondent No.1. Mr.A.B. Girase, G.P. for Respondent No.2.

Mr.S.K. Kadam, Advocate for Respondent Nos.3 and 5.

Mr.S.S. Tope Advocate for Respondent No.4.

...

CORAM: S.S. SHINDE AND S.M. GAVHANE, JJ.

DATE : 31ST JANUARY, 2018 ORDER :

1.

Heard. On the instructions of Mr. B.

Vijaya Kumar, Curator of Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Visakhapatanam, Andhra Pradesh who is present before the Court, Mr. Kadam, learned counsel appearing for Respondent Nos.3 and 5 submits that both the elephants were transported from Aurangabad and safely reached to Visakhapatanam and now they are being maintained in well condition in Indira Gandhi Zoological Park at Visakhapatanam, Andhra Pradesh.

2.

In the light of submissions made by learned counsel Mr. Kadam, learned counsel appearing for the respective parties jointly submits that purpose of filing this Public Interest Litigation is served.

3.

In that view of the matter, the Public Interest Litigation stands disposed of.

[S.M. GAVHANE, J.] [S.S. SHINDE, J.] asb/JAN18