Madras High CourtCONT P/395/2025closed

C.Eraniappan And 4 Others v. Mr. Ashish Kumar Srivastava And 2 Others

2025-06-30Honourable Mr.Justice D.Bharatha Chakravarthy5 pages

IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT MADRAS

DATED: 30-06-2025

CORAM

THE HONOURABLE MR.JUSTICE D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY

1. C.Eraniappan S/o Chokkalingam 2.K. Padmanaban, S/o Krishnan 3.M. Subramanian, S/o Manikkam 4.R. Palani, S/o Ragavan 5.E.Sukumar, S/o Elumalai Petitioner(s) Vs

1. Mr. Ashish Kumar Srivastava The Director, Arignar Ann Zoological Park, Vandaloor, Chennai 600 048.

2.Srinivas R Reddy, Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest (Vanathurai Thalaivar),

Velachery Main Road, Kannigapuram, Chennai 600 032.

3.Dr P. Senthil Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary Environment And Forest Department, Government Of Tamil Nadu Fort St. George, Chennai 600 009.

Contemnor(s) PRAYER To punish the respondents for committing contempt of Court by disobeying the orders of this Court in W.P.No. 8484 of 2024 on 21.06.2024. For Petitioner(s):

Mr.S.Kumaraswamy, For Contemnor(s):

Mr.R.Neelakandan Additional Advocate Government asst by Ms.E.Renkanayagi, Additional Government Pleader

ORDER

The contempt petition has been filed to punish the respondents for committing contempt of court by disobeying the orders of this Court in W.P.No.8484 of 2024 on 21.06.2024.

2. When the matter is taken up for hearing, the learned counsel for the respondents submitted that the order had since been complied with, and the copies of G.O.Ms.No.138, Environment, Climate Change and Forests (FR.5) Department, dated 24.06.2025, and the other consequential orders were placed

before this Court.

3. Recording the same, the contempt petition is closed. No costs. 30-06-2025 gd

To 1.Mr. Ashish Kumar Srivastava and 2 others The Director, Arignar Ann Zoological Park, Vandaloor, Chennai 600 048.

2.Srinivas R Reddy, Principal Chief Conservator Of Forest (vanathurai Thalaivar), Velachery Main Road, Kannigapuram, Chennai 600 032.

3.Dr P. Senthil Kumar, Additional Chief Secretary Environment And Forest Department, Government Of Tamil Nadu Fort St.

George, Chennai 600 009.

D.BHARATHA CHAKRAVARTHY J.

gd 30-06-2025