Centre for Eco-Cultural Studies and Another v. Minister of Wildlife and Others. – CA/WRIT/420/2021-2024

Brief
In the case between the Centre for Eco‑Cultural Studies, Justice for Animals, and other public interest petitioners and State officials including ministers and departmental officers, the court addressed the validity of the Fauna and Flora (Protection, Well‑being and Regularization of Registration of Tamed Elephants) Regulations No. 01 of 2021 and the associated orders of the Magistrate’s Courts. The central issue concerned whether specific regulatory provisions on the registration and licensing of tamed elephants were ultra vires the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance and compatible with constitutional norms. It was held that substantial portions of the impugned Regulations were unlawfully promulgated, conflicting with statutory authority, and further that the related Magistrate’s