NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has directed the Delhi government to decide within six weeks a representation against “sharp barbed wire fencing” inside Sanjay Van, which is stated to be harming animals.
Justice Rekha Palli directed that the chief wildlife warden, wildlife warden and deputy conservator of forests (south division) pass an order on the representation made by Verhaen Khanna within six weeks.
In his petition seeking action on the representation, Khanna stated that the fence was placed in such a manner that it was preventing wildlife inside Sanjay Van from approaching a lake and thus, hampering their movement.
The Delhi government’s counsel said that there was no objection to deciding the petitioner’s representation expeditiously.
“In light of the stand taken by the learned counsel for the respondents, the writ petition is disposed of by directing the respondents to decide the petitioner’s representation dated 25.06.2019 by passing a reasoned and speaking order within a period of six weeks from today,” the judge said in her order dated October 11.
