The State government on Friday informed the Kerala High Court that the venue for Navakerala Sadas has been shifted from the parking areas of the Zoological Park at Puthur, Thrissur, to another location.
The submission was made by the government pleader when a writ petition filed by Shaji J. Kodankandath, Kerala Pradesh Congress Committee (KPCC) secretary and social activist, against fixing zoological park as a venue for Navakerala Sadas came up for hearing before a Bench comprising Chief Justice A.J. Desai and Justice V.G. Arun.
Gangesh K.B., counsel for the petitioner, submitted that the proposal to conduct a public meeting near the Zoological Park was illegal and violative of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the Forest (Conservation) Act and other regulations. Besides, gathering of more than 10,000 people will not be in the best interest of the animals kept at the zoological park.
