being heard in courts

Two important cases relating to human-elephant conflict are being heard in courts.

First is the decade-old Sigur elephant corridor case, filed in 2008.

State and federal governments responded by setting up committees to examine the merits of the litigantion's argument for retreival of forest land, while agreeing that the area indeed was an elephant corridor.

Tamil Nadu government in 2013 had dragged the Isha Foundation to court over alleged violations in constructions of buildings, without getting requisite clearances. Government argued that the buildings in question, were on forest land, meant for elephant movement.

The foundation denied all charges in court.
Case is being heard in Chennai High Court.
( The Isha Foundation did not respond to calls and an e mail on the case.)

Economic Times, July 17, 2016