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Mohamed Imranullah S.

Madras High Court bats for right of animals to live without fear and distress; orders relocation of 495 families in Thengumarahada

NTCA D Bharatha Chakravarthy CAMPA

Highlighting the right of animals to live free from fear and distress, the Madras High Court has ordered relocation of 495 families of Thengumarahada village, situated within the eastern boundary of the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve, on payment of ₹15 lakh each in compensation.

Justices N. Sathish Kumar and D. Bharatha Chakravarthy ordered that the total compensation amount of ₹74.25 crore be released from the Compensatory Afforestation Fund Management and Planning Authority (CAMPA) funds to the National Tiger Conservation Authority (NTCA) forthwith.

Thereafter, the NTCA was directed to transfer the amount to the Tamil Nadu Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) within two months. After receiving the amount, the PCCF must disburse the compensation and relocate the villagers within a month, the judges ordered and called for a compliance report by October 10.

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