Centre for Eco-Cultural Studies & Justice for Animals vs. Hon. Wimalaweera Dissanayake et al. – CA/WRIT/420/2021-2014

In the proceedings between the Centre for Eco‑Cultural Studies, Justice for Animals, and other petitioners against various State officials and departments responsible for wildlife management, the Supreme Court addressed the constitutional and statutory validity of Regulations 5(1), 5(2), 6(1), 6(2), 6(3), 7(1), 7(2), and 7(3) made under the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance (FFPO), which pertained to the registration and regularization of tamed elephants. The impugned Regulations were challenged on the grounds that they enabled retroactive registration and regularisation of elephants allegedly acquired illegally, contrary to the FFPO, the Offences Against Public Property Act, and constitutional mandates. The Court determined that these Regulations were ultra vires, as they exceeded the