JAYANT NATH, J.

1. The present writ petition is filed by the petitioners, the legal representatives of the deceased Maqsood who died in an unfortunate incident on 23.09.2014 in the National Zoological Park, Mathura Road, New Delhi. Petitioner No.1 is the wife of the deceased, petitioner No.2 is the mother and petitioner No.3 is the younger brother aged 18 years of the deceased.

2. On 23.09.2014, deceased Maqsood visited the Zoo. At around 1.00 PM, he suddenly fell into the dry moat, i.e. the white tiger?s enclosure. It is stated that on account of the fall, his leg got fractured and he was unable to move. On seeing the white tiger which was roaming nearby, Maqsood called for help. The tiger sniffed him and kept sniffing him for about 15 minutes. Thereafter, it attacked Maqsood and dragged him away to the other end of the enclosure and mauled him to death. His lifeless body was dragged around for some time. FIR No. 543/14 of the said incident was registered under Section 304A of IPC against un-named persons. It is the contention of the petitioners that the Zoo Authorities committed gross negligence and did not follow the guidelines, rules and norms under the Wild Life (Prote