NARENDRA MISHRA Vs. STATE OF JHARKHAND

JUDGEMENT

(1.) This writ petition has been preferred with the following prayer:

(2.) Learned counsel for the petitioner has argued out the case at length and submitted that the elephant has been declared as the State Animal in the State of Jharkhand.

(3.) It is further submitted by the learned counsel for the petitioner that in 22 States of India, there are elephants and as per one Survey carried out by the concerned Ministry, total elephants in the country is 30,051, out of which, 688 elephants are in the State of Jharkhand which is approximately 2% of total strength of the elephants in India.