
Petition is grounded in Articles 21, 48A and 51A(g) of the Constitution of India, the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 and the Van (Sanrakshan Evam Samvardhan) Adhiniyam, 1980. It also draws upon the Supreme Court's environmental jurisprudence, particularly the Public Trust Doctrine, Precautionary Principle, Polluter Pays Principle and Intergenerational Equity, recognised in M.C. Mehta v. Kamal Nath (1997), Vellore Citizens' Welfare Forum v. Union of India (1996) and State of Telangana v. Mohd. Abdul Qasim (2024). These principles reinforce the State's responsibility to protect forests, biodiversity and natural ecosystems. We therefore seek independent inspections, transparent regulatory oversight, scientific assessment and stronger safeguards to ensure that private wildlife facilities never become substitutes for natural habitat conservation.