HC notice on plea questioning nominations to wildlife board
The Hindu
One of the members is the son of S.R. Vishwanath, Yelahanka MLA
The High Court of Karnataka on Thursday ordered issue of notice on a PIL petition questioning the legality of nominating nine people, including the son of an MLA not having suitable qualification as per the Wildlife (Protection), 1972, as members of the State Board for Wildlife. A Division Bench comprising Chief Justice Abhay Shreeniwas Oka and Justice Suraj Govindaraj passed the order on the petition, filed by one Boja Raju G.M., city-based environmental engineer. The nine people nominated to the board either have links with the ruling BJP or were recommended by Ministers and MLAs, the petitioner stated based on the information secured under RTI, while pointing out that one of the members, Alok Vishwanath, is the son of S.R. Vishwanath, Yelahanka MLA.More Related News