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in re Elephant corridor.

Pays/Territoire
Inde
Type de cour
Nationale - cour supérieure
Date
Avr 7, 2011
Source
UNEP, InforMEA
Nom du tribunal
High Court of Madras
Siège de la cour
Madras
Juge
Dharma Rao, E.
Langue
Anglais
Sujet
Terre et sols, Environnement gén., Espèces sauvages et écosystèmes
Mot clé
Régime foncier Planification territoriale Protection de l'habitat Espèces végétales protégées Espèces animales protégées Espèces halieutiques protégées Protection des espèces Propriété étrangère
Résumé
Madras High Court is ruling in a case related to protection of elephant corridors in the region. Concerned by constructions in the elephant corridor in the Sigur plateau of the Nilgiris hills, the Court had asked the Electricity Board in November 2009 to disconnect power supply to all illegal commercial buildings. Resort owners went in appeal and claimed before the court that the corridor was flawed. However, the court felt there was 'voluminous material on record' to indicate that resort owners had indulged in destruction of nature and obstructed passage of wildlife. On Thursday, the HC ordered resort owners and others to vacate the land in three months. In fact, the court has also ruled against disturbing tribals living in the corridor. Also, traditional forest dwellers, other than tribals, living in the area for more than 75 years, will be treated on par with the tribals. However, they have to prove possession of land for the period. Though originally the Tamil Nadu government estimated that the identified land extended up to 600 acres, it later issued an order declaring 4,225 acres in Sigur Plateau as elephant corridor. The high court upheld the legality of the declaration. The Centre too informed the bench that it was in agreement with the state government's stand.
Texte intégral
COU-159308.pdf