SHAMSUDDIN AHMED, J.

( 1 ) THESE two applications are directed in matter concerning a piece of Ambergris, which is a solid substance formed in the intestine of the sperm whale. In. Revisional Application No. 510/85 the petitioner Chief Wild Life Warden has challenged order dt. 22-2. 85 and 8-3-85 passed by the learned C. J. M. , Port Blair in Misc. Case No. 3/1985. This Misc. case arose out of an application filed by the O. P. for return of a piece of Ambergris seized by the Officers of the Chief Wild Life Warden. It was alleged in the said application that in the year 1976 the Ambergris in question was seized by police from the possession of one Suresh Chandra Barui u/s. 102 of the Cr. P. C. Police ultimately submitted a report praying for return of the seized article to the person from whom it was seized. Suresh Chandra Barui sold this article to the applicant O. P. on 7-6-1976. Thereafter by amendment of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 whale was treated as a wild life and the provision of the said Act was made applicable to it. On 7-4-83 the applicant O. P. filed an application to the Chief Wild Life Warden with a prayer for issue of ownership certificate in favour of the app

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