New Delhi, May 1 -- The Supreme Court has restrained the Delhi Development Authority (DDA) and other authorities from shifting deer remaining in the Deer Park in city's Hauz Khas area to forest zones in Rajasthan and other places.

A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan in an interim direction restrained translocation of deer presently housed in Deer Park and they shall be properly looked after by the authorities.

"For the time being, we restrain the respondents from shifting the existing deer out of the Deer Park at Hauz Khas, New Delhi. We also make it clear that the deer shall be properly looked after by the respondents," the order passed on April 30 stated.

The apex court also issued notice to the Director Horticulture, DD...