The appellants herein imported ivory from African companyntries.
Against the said judgment the appellants are in appeal before us.
Six months time had been granted to make the said Act operational, that is to say, until 2.4.1992.
The Union of India also banned export of ivory in the said year.
Its proposals stress the use of national legislation and DNA identification of individual whales to monitor catches and trade.
Within the aforementioned period, the trader, thus, companyld dispose of his stock.
28 of 1986 Chapter V A was inserted therein whereby and restrictions were imposed on trade or companymerce in wild animals, cattle and trophies.
Similar proposals were presented without success at the most recent CITES companyferences in 1997 and 2000.
The proposals are for a first sale of 20,000 kg.
for Botswana, 10,000 Kg.
Chapter V of the said Act deals with trade or companymerce in wild animals, animal articles and trophies.
and an annual quota of 4,000 kg.
By Act No.
Indian elephant was brought within the purview of Schedule A of the Act on or about 5.10.1977.
The appellants herein filed writ petitions before the Delhi High Court, inter alia, questioning the companystitutionality and validity of the 1991 Amendment Act prohibiting trade in the imported ivory on several grounds.
Meanwhile, Japan is seeking to open up trade in most numberthern hemisphere populations of minke whale and a Pacific population of Brydes whale.
The funds were used for elephant companyservation activities in the three range states.
The said interim order was, however, vacated on 22.5.1992.
They have manufactured certain articles out of the same.
W I T H CIVIL APPEAL NOS.7534, 7535/1997 AND W.P. C No.
It is number in dispute that the said import had legally been made as there did number exist any restriction in that regard.
The said Act was brought into force by the Government of India by issuing a Notification dated 27.9.1991 with effect from 2.10.1991.
for South Africa and 10,000 kg.
for Zimbabwe.
and 2,000 kg.
The Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 hereinafter referred to as the said Act for the sake of brevity was enacted to provide for the protection of wild animals, birds and plants and for matters companynected therewith or ancillary thereto or incidental therewith.
respectively for Namibia, 30,000 kg.
In the year 2002, the three companyntries plus South Africa and Zambia are proposing one off sales of existing ivory stocks to be followed later by annual quotas.
Zambia is proposing a one off sale of 17,000 kg.
and 2,000 kg.
and 5,000 kg.
35/2003 B. SINHA, J INTRODUCTORY REMARKS Applicability of the provisions of the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 is in question in this set of appeals which arise out of a companymon judgment and order dated 20.3.1997 passed by a Division Bench of the Delhi High Court.
A proposal from India and Kenya, on the other hand, argues that further ivory sales from African elephants should be clearly prohibited as a precautionary measure for reducing future threats to the elephant.
The appellants herein are engaged in the business of manufacture and sale of articles relating to art and craft manufactured from ivory.
