Summary:
The bench directed the official either to keep the elephant in a camp or transport it to a zoo, in accordance with law. According to petitioner, a female elephant Malachi, aged about 34, was owned by one Masan, a resident of Rangat, North & Middle Andaman district. She wanted to gift it to the Madurai Meenakshi Amman temple and for that purpose, she entrusted one Indira with the job. However, Indira did not hand over the elephant and instead was using it for begging and for marriage functions, among others. “In such a scenario, the elephant cannot be permitted to be kept in the custody of Indira..