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2018 DIGILAW 711 (SC)

A. Rangarajan v. Union Of India, Ministry Of Environment And Forest

2018-04-23

DEEPAK GUPTA, MADAN B.LOKUR

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ORDER : 1. Learned Additional Solicitor General has submitted that the Project Elephant Scheme is being implemented in 22 States. 2. Letters have been written to all these 22 States on 24th August, 2017 and 17th November, 2017. In the letter dated 24th August, 2017, an Action Taken Report within 60 days had been sought. While in the letter dated 17th November, 2017 the States have been informed to take up the matter on top priority. 3. In spite of the aforesaid letters and time bound requirements given by the Union of India, only three States, i.e., Kerala, Meghalaya and West Bengal have responded. The following States have not given any response to the Union of India: 1. Andhra Pradesh 2. Arunachal Pradesh 3. Assam 4. Chhattisgarh 5. Jharkhand 6. Karnataka 7. Maharashtra 8. Nagaland 9. Odisha 10. Tamil Nadu 11. Uttar Pradesh 12. Uttarakhand 13. Tripura 14. Rajasthan 15. Andaman & Nicobar Islands 16. Bihar 17. Punjab 18. Gujarat 19. Haryana (Where an elephant rescue centre has been set up supported by Project Elephant) Response should be given by the aforesaid States within four weeks from today positively. 4. Learned counsel appearing in Writ Petition (C) No.275 of 2015 (Vidya Athreya & Anr. Vs. Union of India & Ors.) says that he will not press the issue of elephant corridor in the aforesaid case. 5. List the matter on 12th July, 2018.