Captive Elephant Rules | Govt Or HC Can’t Extend Timeline Set By Supreme Court For Temples To Register :…

The Kerala High Court held that neither courts nor the state government can extend deadlines for temples to register captive elephants for festival processions. Justice Bechu Kurian Thomas dismissed a plea filed by the trustee and president of the Sree Manathala Shiva-Parvathi Temple in Malappuram district. The petitioners sought permission to register the temple under the District Committee and conduct an elephant procession after missing the timeline set by the Supreme Court of India under the Kerala Captive Elephant (Management and Maintenance) Rules, 2012.

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