AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court today told the state government not to
make any changes in the new policy for Gir Sanctuary, the last abode
for Asiatic lions, without its approval.
A two-judge bench of
acting Chief Justice Jayant Patel and justice N V Anjariya directed that
if the government wanted to make any change to the draft policy it
should first place the proposal before the Court.
This was
after Additional Advocate General Prakash Jani submitted before the HC
that the state government wanted to make some changes in the policy as
locals near the sanctuary and their elected representatives have
represented to the authorities about their objections regarding the new
policy.
The locals of the area and their representatives said that they will
have to take permission of a central committee to make any construction
in their residential buildings. The committee comprises representatives
of revenue and forest departments along with the district authorities.
However, they will have to later take the permission of the particular
Gram Sabha which might prolong the entire process to take permission
just to make any changes in their residential building, the state
government said before the HC while seeking its permission to make
changes in the new policy.
However, the HC said the matter was
pending before it and the new proposed policy was also not finalised,
therefore no changes can be made before their approval.
The case will be taken up by the HC in due process.
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