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Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding death of elephants because of railway accidents, 02/09/2014

Order of the Supreme Court of India regarding death of elephants because of railway accidents, 02/09/2014

The environment ministry has been pulled by the Supreme Court for not taking steps to stop casualty of elephants in train accidents. The apex court also condemned the decision of West Bengal government to sterilise elephants.

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Judgement Date:

Tuesday, September 2, 2014

Attachment(s):

application/pdf

elephant rail accidents SC Sep 2014.pdf

Tags:

Elephant, Rail Transport, North East, Supreme Court, Endangered Species, Siliguri, Ministry Of Environment And Forests (MOEF), Chapramari SA, Jaldapara SA, Karnataka, Orissa (Odisha), Jharkhand, West Bengal

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