PANAJI: The Supreme Court on Monday issued notices to the Centre and the NGO, Goa Foundation, in a special leave petition filed by the state government challenging the order of the high court of Bombay at Goa in the tiger reserve case.
The Goa government had moved the Supreme Court following the Bombay high court’s order directing it to declare the Mhadei Wildlife Sanctuary and its surrounding areas as a tiger reserve within three months. The order, which was delivered on July 24, gave the state three months to issue the declaration and also directed it to take all steps to prepare a tiger conservation plan within the same time period.
