Kindly refer to the Chief Wildlife Warden of Delhi decision about issuing ownership certificates to the snake charmers for no reasons and with out any justification. The International Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPA in India strongly opposed this decision, which is against the law of the land, why these snake charmers were allowed to keep scheduled animals protected under the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 and how and from where these animals were captured, for what reasons, under which authority?. The Chief Wild Life Warden of Delhi set a very bad percident, which is against wildlife and infavour of poachers.
OIPA in India asked under the Right to Information Act, 2005 to the Chief Wild Life Warden of Delhi to supply the complete list along with their addresses - species capture and kept in captivity by these so called owners of these scheduled wild animals - offenders of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972.
Media reports :
The Delhi Forests and Wildlife Department is inserting microchips inside snakes owned by snake charmers in order to give each snake a unique identity (ID). According to an amendment of 2000 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, privately owned endangered animals can be kept with owners only after declaring them to the state's chief wildlife warden and putting ID marks, like microchips, on them.
Last week 10 snake charmers from Delhi approached the department officials wanting to avail of this facility.
"So far we have inserted microchips in 31 snakes. On Tuesday, 12 more are in line to be identified, " said a senior Delhi forest official.
The benefit of micro-chipping the snakes is that the owners cannot sell them or replace them with other snakes upon death. "This is aimed at putting a check on illegal animal trade and poaching, " he said.
So far snakes of several varieties, such as Sand Boa, Python, Cobra, King Cobra and Rat Snake, among others, have been micro-chipped.
Hence the International Organisation for Animal Protection - OIPA in India compel to serve this open notice under the Wild Life Protection Act, 1972 to the Chief Wild Life Warden of Delhi to take strict legal actions against all snake charmers and rescue, rehabilitation of all captive wild animals with out any further delay.

Complaint against Shri D.M. Shukla, IFS, Former Chief Wildlife Warden of Delhi / Notice under section 55 of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 before CWLW of Delhi Shri A.K. Shukla, IFS:
It is humbly submitted that:
1. Shri D.M. Shukla, IFS issued ownership certificate to the snake charmers, misusing his power and Authority with out verifying the facts and snake charmers residential addresses, source of availability of scheduled wild animals, cause of ownership, proper infrastructures, financial positions of snake charmers, to bear expenses of animals for their proper treatment, care and shelter etc.
2.These so called owners of the scheduled wild animals are abusing these animals, for their personnel gain and profit, one King Cobra was caught by the Rajasthan Forest Department but on the basis of certificate issued by D.M. Shukla, CWLW, King Cobra was handed over to the snake charmer again for further abuse, by the Jaipur court but I strongly protest the possession of these scheduled wild animals in the custody of these private abusers.
Hence United Nation affiliated OIPA www.oipa.org Indian People for Animals demands:
1. Cancel all ownership certificates issued by D.M. Shukla, then CWLW, to the snake charmers and immediate legal action against all offenders including the CWLW D.M. Shukla, IFS for the violation of the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972 read with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 and 120-B, 420 IPC, Delhi Police Act, 1978.
2. Immediate action for rescue and rehabilitation of all abused scheduled snakes and reptiles, from the captivity of the snake charmers.
3. Introduce rules and regulations for Elephants, cancellation of private ownership of these captive Elephants and ban Elephant presence in the urban area of Delhi, as it was done by the Maharashtra in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane.