The High Court of Karnataka has directed the Karnataka State Board for Wildlife to decide afresh the proposal submitted by the Chief Conservator of Forests (CCF), Bengaluru region, for declaring Hesarghatta Grasslands as ‘Greater Hesaraghatta Conservation Reserve’ area.
A Division Bench comprising acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty passed the Order while disposing of two PIL petitions filed by environmentalist Vijay Nishanth and others.
The petitioners had questioned the legality of the decision, taken by the Board at its 15th meeting on January 19, 2021, rejecting the proposal to declare Hesaraghatta Grasslands comprising of 5,010 acres as ‘Greater Hesaraghatta Grasslands Conserve Reserve’.
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