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TRIPURA HIGH COURT
A.S. Chandurkar, J
Adwitiya Chakrabarti v. Union of India
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| 1. public interest petition probes legality of exotic species possession. (Para 2 , 3 , 4) |
| 2. call for legislative amendments to protect exotic species from exploitation. (Para 5 , 8 , 14 , 15) |
| 3. court's findings underline existing legal framework suffices for current issues. (Para 6 , 10 , 13) |
| 4. prior rulings establish that restrictive assumptions on possession violate rights. (Para 7 , 9 , 11 , 12 , 16) |
1. Rule made returnable forthwith. Heard all parties.
2. The above PIL petition is filed by a law graduate in public interest with prayers to seek issuance of show cause to the respondents as to why a writ of or in the nature of Mandamus shall not be issued declaring that possession of all exotic animals / birds by persons (other than those who have made voluntary disclosure with the time contemplated in Advisory, dated 11.06.2020(Annexure - 3), issued by Respondent No. 1, is illegal and the person in possession of such exotic animals / birds be forthwith prosecuted for violation under the Customs Act by Department of Revenue Intelligence and under the Wild Life (Protection) Act , 1972.
3. Petitioner relies upon news articles (Annexures - 1 and 2) to demonstrate that
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