SWASTHISHRI JINSEN BHATTARAK PATTACHARYA MAHASWAMI SANSTHA MATH vs UNION OF INDIA THR ITS MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT AND FOREST AND ORS

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2025:BHC-AS:29166-DB 902-wp-4965-2025-J.doc IN THE HIGH COURT OF JUDICATURE AT BOMBAY CIVIL APPELLATE JURISDICTION WRIT PETITION NO.4965 OF 2025 WITH INTERIM APPLICATION (ST) NO.21808 OF 2025 Swasthishri Jinsen Bhattarak, Pattacharya Mahaswami Sanstha, Math (Karveer) Kolhapur, Nandani, Terdal, Belgaon, Through Swasthishri Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswamiji. …..Petitioner Vs. 1. Union of India, Through Its Ministry of Environment and Forest & Climate Change at New Delhi. 2. The Office of High Power Committee Having address at D-19, Third Floor, Geetanjali Exclave, New Delhi-110 017. 3. Chief Wildlife Warden & Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (Wildlife), Maharashtra, State at Nagpur, having office at “Van Bhavan”3rd Floor, Ramgiri Road, Civil Lines, Nagpur-440 001. 4. Chief Forest Conservator (Regional) Kolhapur, having office at “Vanvardhan”, Tarabai Park, Kolhapur-416 003. Gaikwad RD 1/22 902-wp-4965-2025-J.doc 5. Deputy Forest Conservator, Kolhapur Forest Division, Kolhapur Having office at “Vanvardhan”, In front of Head Post Office, Tarabai Park, Kolhapur. 6. Radhe Krishna Temple Elephant Welfare Trust, At Moti Khavdi-Jamnagar, Gujrat. 7. People for the Ethical Treatment of Animal (PETA). …..Respondents WITH INTERIM APPLICATION NO.7765 OF 2025 People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) India …..Applicant In The Matter Between: Swasthishri Jinsen Bhattarak, Pattacharya Mahaswami Sanstha, Math (Karveer) Kolhapur, Nandani, Terdal, Belgaon, Through Swasthishri Jinsen Bhattarak Pattacharya Mahaswamiji. …..Petitioner Vs. 1. Union of India, Through Its Ministry of Environment and Forest & Climate Change at New Delhi. 2. The Office of High Power Committee Having address at D-19, Third Floor, Geetanjali Exclave, New Delhi-110 017. Gaikwad RD 2/22 902-wp-496