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May 20 2011 (SC)

Rangku Dutta @ Ranjan Kumar Dutta Vs. State of Assam

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... , 1908, section 77 of the railways act, 1890; section 15 of the bombay rent act, 1947; section 213 of the succession act, 1925; section 5-a of the prevention of corruption act, 1947; section 7 of the stamp act, 1899; section 108 of the companies act, 1956; section 20(1) of the prevention of food adulteration act, 1954; section 55 of the wild life protection act, 1972, the proviso to section ..... 33(2)(b) of the industrial disputes act, 1947 (as amended .....

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Feb 18 2013 (HC)

S.R. Arun Kumar Vs. the State of Karnataka, by the Officer-in-charge o ...

Court : Karnataka

..... 2012 of v.v.puram police station, mysore city, registered for the offences punishable under section 18 of the karnataka treasure trove act,1962, section 25 of the antiquities and art treasures act,1972, section 51 of the wild life protection act, 1972 and section 102 r/w 41(1) (d) of cr.p.c. 1973. 2) according to the case ..... premises and conduct search and seizure. such search and seizure is only to ensure that the provisions of the act are not contravened and strict compliance of the provisions of the act and the seizure is to protect the antiquity and art treasures. the provisions of sections 102 and 103 of cr.p.c. is made applicable ..... circumstances of the case, in my considered opinion, the officer who conducted search and seizure of the aforesaid articles had no authority under the antiquities and art treasures act, as such, it was without jurisdiction or authority. in addition to this, the procedure adopted by the respondent- police in conducting search and seizure without registration .....

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Jun 14 2016 (HC)

B.V. Srikumar Vs. The Chief Conservator of Forest and Another

Court : Karnataka

..... or license". there is an absolute prohibition on the grant of such rights under section 20 r/w. section 35(3) of wild life (protection) act, 1972. as such the plaintiff has no right to seek easementory right in the forest land invoking the provisions of section 13 of the indian easement ..... "forest" must be understood according to its dictionary meaning. this description covers all statutorily recognized forests, whether designated as reserved, protected or otherwise for the purpose of section 2(i) of the forest conservation act. the term 'forest land" occurring in section 2 will not only include "forest" as understood in the dictionary sense, ..... are, therefore, not permissible without prior approval of the central government. accordingly, any such activity is prima facie violation of the provisions of the forest conservation act, 1980. every state government must promptly ensure total cessation of all such activities forthwith". the hon ble supreme court in the said case also held as under .....

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May 06 2016 (HC)

Shaikh Zahid Mukhtar and Others Vs. The State of Maharashtra and Other ...

Court : Mumbai

..... of the apex court in the case of indian handicrafts emporium and others v. union of india and others. the challenge in this case was to section 49c of the wild life (protection) act, 1972. by section 49c, a total prohibition on the trade of imported ivory was imposed. even import of ivory was prohibited. the said provision was challenged on the basis of ..... to indian legal system. he relies on several enactments such as essential commodities act, narcotic drugs and psychotropic substances act, wild life protection act, foreign exchange regulation act and foreign exchange management act, food adulteration act, customs act, etc. where burden to prove that his act was innocent and not in contravention of the penal provisions in the relevant act has been shifted or cast on the accused. reliance is placed on .....

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May 11 2000 (HC)

Wildlife Protection Society of India Vs. State of Jandk

Court : Jammu and Kashmir

Reported in : 2003(2)JKJ598

..... the provisions of the act has not been taken to its logical conclusion. 26. an enactment is not passed merely to be placed on the statute book but to achieve its object. in order to achieve the object, the government in exercise of powers conferred by section 67 made j&k; wild life (protection) rules, 1978. ..... the negative list of import (chapter 15 part-i) of the export and import policy. chapter 3 of the policy defines wild animals as defined in section 2(36) of the wildlife protection act, 1972 which includes tibetan antelopes. since the import and export of any animal article is prohibited, therefore, the official respondents have ..... seizures. this is notwithstanding the fact that tibetan. antelope is a protected animal under the central wildlife protection act, 1972. (for short central wildlife act), and despite the fact that india is a signatory to the convention on international. trade in endangered species of wild fauna and flora (for short cites hereinafter) under which import and .....

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Feb 07 2018 (SC)

The Goa Foundation Vs. M/S Sesa Sterlite Ltd. And Ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... of obtaining approval of the standing committee of the nbwl under the w.l. (p) act 1972 [wild life (protection) act]. has not been complied with in 123 cases where the distances are less than 10 km from the nearest pa [protected area].. in respect of 10 cases approval of the standing committee of the nbwl is not ..... of iron ore and manganese ore in different states in contravention of the provisions of the mines and minerals (development and regulation) act, 1957 (the mmdr act), the forest (conservation) act, 1980, the environment (protection) act, 1986 and other rules and guidelines s.l.p. (c) no.32138 of 2015 etc. page 2 of 101 issued on ..... : (a) to examine the information/documents submitted by each of the 139 project proponents in response to aforesaid direction dated 14th september, 2012 under environment (protection) act, 1986 for keeping environment clearance in abeyance and making case-by- case recommendations to the moef;2 xxx xxx xxx to evaluate status of compliance with respect .....

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Apr 11 1994 (HC)

World Wild Fund for Nature India Vs. Union of India and ors.

Court : Delhi

Reported in : 54(1994)DLT286

..... hunting, protection, growth and habitat of wild animals and suggest measures to protect the existing wild life of india and also suggest measures for its proper and healthy growth.(2) the indian parliament passed the wildlife (protection) act, 1972, on 7/09/1972. this legislation was enacted to provide protection to ..... wildanimals, birds and plants and for matters connected therewith or ancillary or incidental thereto. the main object of enacting this legislation was to stop rapiddec line of india's wild ..... that adequate number of guards, fully equipped with the modern weapons be deployed at all the sanctuaries and national parks, to enforce wild-life protection lawseffectively; 2. careful scrutiny be done at the time of choosing men for this job. suitable men for such work would .....

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Oct 11 1991 (SC)

Tarun Bharat Sangh, Alwar Vs. Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1992SC514b

..... declaring the area as a game reserve under the rajasthan wild animals and birds protection act, 1951; or the declaration of the area as a sanctuary under the wild life (protection) act, 1972 and the notification dated 1-1-1975 declaring the area as a protected forest under the rajasthan forest act, 1953 is to protect the forest wealth and wild life of the area. it is, indeed, odd that the state ..... area is also notified pursuant to the notification dated 1-1-1975, under sections 29 and 30 of the rajasthan forest act, 1953, as a reserved forest. the area is again declared as a sanctuary under section 35 of the wild life protection act, 1972. the direct effect of these, it is averred, is to impose restrictions on the carrying on of any activity in .....

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Feb 18 2003 (SC)

Chief Forest Conservator (Wild Life) and ors. Vs. Nisar Khan

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2003SC1867; [2003(2)JCR161(SC)]; 2003(2)SCALE458; (2003)4SCC595; [2003]2SCR196; 2003(1)LC598(SC)

..... . before the high court, the contention of the respondent was that he had been dealing in birds of several varieties specified in the schedule iv appended to the wild life (protection) act 1972 (hereinafter called 'the act'); where for he had applied for an had been granted a licence which was valid upto 31st december, 1990. for renewal of the said licence for the year ..... government in exercise of its power conferred upon it under section 63 of the act made the wild life (transactions and texidermy) rules, 1973, providing for the mode and manner under which licence can be granted in terms of the act.18. the central government also made rules known as the wild life (protection) licensing (additional matters for consideration) rules, 1983; rule 3 whereof reads thus:'additional .....

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Oct 26 2005 (SC)

State of Gujarat Vs. Mirzapur Moti Kureshi Kassab Jamat and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR2006SC212; (2006)1GLR294; [2006(2)JCR272(SC)]; JT2005(12)SC580; RLW2006(1)SC705; 2005(8)SCALE661; (2005)8SCC534; 2006(1)LC240(SC)

..... for the simple reason that the three are inter-related. protection and improvement of environment is necessary for safeguarding forests and wild life, which in turn protects and improves the environment. forests and wild life are clearly inter-related and inter-dependent. they protect each other.cow progeny excreta is scientifically recognized as a source ..... , of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle.48-a. protection and improvement of environment and safeguarding of forests and wild life.--the state shall endeavor to protect and improve the environment and to safeguard the forests and wild life of the country.51-a. fundamental duties.--it shall be the duty of ..... citizen of india-- (g) to protect and improve the natural environment including forests, lakes, rivers and wild life, and to have compassion for living creatures;' articles 48-a and 51-a have been introduced into the body of the constitution by the constitution (forty-second amendment) act, 1976 with effect from 3.1 .....

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