Nainital, Nov. 8 -- The Uttarakhand High Court today heard a public interest litigation (PIL) concerning the growing incidents of man-wildlife conflict across the state and directed the petitioner to submit practical suggestions to help curb such incidents. A division bench comprising Chief Justice G Narendar and Justice Subhash Upadhyay issued the direction while hearing the ongoing matter that has drawn attention to the increasing number of human casualties and livestock losses due to attacks by the wild animals.

During the hearing, counsel for the petitioner informed the Court that, despite earlier directions, the State Government had failed to produce a clear and comprehensive Standard Operating Procedure (SOPs) to address the issue....