Himachal Pradesh High Court
Court On Its Own Motion vs . State Of H.P And Ors Alongwith on 18 September, 2023
Bench: Mamidanna Satya Ratna Sri Ramachandra Rao, Ajay Mohan Goel
Court on its own motion vs. State of H.P and Ors alongwith connected matter.
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CMP No. 4841 of 2023 in CWPIL No. 34 of 2011 a/w CWP No. 334 of 2022 CWPIL No. 34 of 2011 18.09.2023 Present: Court on its own motion.
Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Mr. Pranay Pratap Singh, of Additional Advocate Generals, Mr. Arsh Rattan and Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate Generals, for the respondents-State.
rt Mr. Balram Sharma, Deputy Solicitor General of India, for the respondents/Union of India.
CWP No. 334 of 2022Ms. Ragini Dogra, Advocate, for the petitioner. Mr. Anup Rattan, Advocate General with Mr. Rakesh Dhaulta, Mr. Pranay Pratap Singh, Additional Advocate Generals, Mr. Arsh Rattan and Mr. Sidharth Jalta, Deputy Advocate Generals, for the respondents-State.
Mr. Vivek Sharma, Advocate, for respondent No.5-M.C Shimla.
The learned Deputy Solicitor General of India has placed on record guidelines for mitigating Human-Rhesus Macaque Conflict, framed by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India. The same is taken on record.
2. Mr. Vivek Sharma, learned counsel for Municipal Corporation Shimla has placed on record an Office Order dt.06.09.2023 constituting a committee of experts from the Department of Dr. G.C. Negi College of Veterinary & Animal Sciences, Chaudhary Sarwan Kumar, Himachal Pradesh ::: Downloaded on - 18/09/2023 20:35:12 :::CIS Krishi Vishvavidyalaya, Palampur, for giving some inputs for .
controlling the monkey menace and stray dogs menace and report of the said committee be placed on record by the next date of hearing.
3. The learned Advocate General has also placed on of record report received from the Tirumala Tirupati Devasthanams, Tirumala, Chittoor District, State of Andhra rt Pradesh, indicating the steps which they have followed for controlling monkey menace in the temple town of Tirumala.
The same is also taken record.
4. Ms. Ragini Dogra, learned counsel has also placed on record an inspection report of Monkey Sterilization Centre, Shimla. Same is also taken on record.
5. We hope and trust that Municipal Corporation, Shimla and Forest Department will coordinate with each other, take note of material available and material which may be supplied to it in the form of advice by the above University, and take effective steps for controlling the monkey menace as well as stray dogs menace, as expeditiously as possible.
6. List on 06.11.2023.
( M.S. Ramachandra Rao )
Chief Justice
18th September, 2023 ( Ajay Mohan Goel )
(priti) Judge
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