SHAUKAT ALI vs THE CHIEF WILD LIFE WARDEN AND ANR

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$~24 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI Date of Decision: 15.01.2025 + W.P.(C) 1034/2018, CM APPL. 23750/2022 SHAUKAT ALI .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Javed Khan, Mr. Suhail Azhar, Advs. versus THE CHIEF WILD LIFE WARDEN AND ANR .....Respondents Through: Mr. Satya Narayan Vashisth, Adv. for R-1 with Mr. Vineet Bhat, Wild Life Inspector and Mr. Hemant Kumar, Forest Guard Mr. Avishkar Singhvi, ASC with Mr. Naved Ahmed, Mr. Vivek Kr. Singh, Advs. for GNCTD CORAM: HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE TARA VITASTA GANJU TARA VITASTA GANJU, J.: (Oral) 1. The prayers in the present Petition read as follows: “It is, therefore, most respectfully prayed that this Hon'ble Court may kindly be pleased to accept the above petition of the Petitioner and quash the impugned order dated 18.10.2017 passed by the Court of the Ld.Governor, Delhi In CONTEMPT CASE No. 57/2016 under Section 10 AND 12 OF THE CONTEMPT OF COURTS ACT and directed the Respondent No.l to issue ownership certificate of the said elephant, namely, CHAMPA, in favour of the Petitioner, by issuing the writ/order or directions in the nature of Certiorari under Article 226 of the Constitution, in the interest of justice and equity. Such other or further order may kindly be passed and relief granted in favour of the Petitioner as the Hon'ble Court may deem fit and proper under the circumstances of the case.” 2. The grievance of the Petitioner is essentially against an order dated 18.10.2017 [hereinafter referred to as ‘Impugned Order’] passed by the Signature Not Verified Digitally Signed W.P.(C) 1034/2018 Page 1 of 3 By:RAHUL Signing Date:13.02.2025 00:32:00 Office of Respondent No.2. 2.1 By order dated 17.02.2016, Respondent No.2 had given a direction to Respondent No.1 to take steps to grant an ownership certificate to the Petition