The Supreme Court has dismissed a public interest litigation alleging violations of international wildlife trade norms in the import of animals by Vantara, the wildlife rescue centre run by Reliance Foundation in Gujarat’s Jamnagar, Live Law reported on Thursday.
A bench of Justices Prashant Kumar Mishra and NV Anjaria noted that similar concerns had already been examined and rejected in September after a court-appointed inquiry found no foul play.
It quashed the petition filed by the Karanartham Viramah Foundation under Article 32 of the Constitution, which allows individuals to directly approach the court for the enforcement of fundamental rights.
The petition had relied on a document of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora to allege irregularities in wildlife imports by two trusts linked to Vantara: the Greens Zoological Rescue and Rehabilitation Centre and the Radha Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust, Live Law reported.
In November, a document published by the convention raised concerns about animal transfers to Vantara, stating that India did not conduct “due diligence” while issuing import permits in several cases. It had flagged transfers involving species such as a mountain gorilla from Haiti, chimpanzees from Congo and an orangutan.
However, at a Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora meeting in Uzbekistan,...
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