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Wildlife Protection Act 1972

2 articlesLatest August 2026
Section 55 Wildlife Protection Act | Cognizance Requires Statutory Complaint by Authorised Officer, Not Police FIR : Gujarat HC
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|Gujarat High Court

Section 55 Wildlife Protection Act | Cognizance Requires Statutory Complaint by Authorised Officer, Not Police FIR : Gujarat HC

The Gujarat High Court quashed an FIR for wildlife offences, ruling that Section 55 mandates a formal complaint by a statutorily authorised officer for cognizance, not a police-style FIR. The decision reinforces that special statutes with specific complaint procedures oust the general CrPC framework, barring proceedings initiated without jurisdictional foundation.

Wildlife Protection Act | Bombay HC Mandates SBWL Compliance with NTCA's Six Statutory Parameters for Tiger Corridor Identification
Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court

Wildlife Protection Act | Bombay HC Mandates SBWL Compliance with NTCA's Six Statutory Parameters for Tiger Corridor Identification

Bombay High Court ruled that the State Board for Wildlife (SBWL) cannot restrict tiger corridor identification solely to NTCA's 2014 report and DSS, ignoring six statutory parameters under the Wildlife Protection Act. The judgment reinforces statutory compliance in wildlife conservation, impacting tiger habitat protection and administrative law.

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