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Updated – August 17, 2026 09:46 pm IST – New Delhi<\/p>\n
Justice Joymalya Bagchi, on the three-judge Bench with Justice V. Mohana, said elephant pathways were not State-specific, and herds travel far by nature.
\n | Photo Credit: M. Periasamy<\/p>\n
The Supreme Court on Monday (August 17, 2026) directed the Centre to conduct a nationwide survey and take steps to ensure the free passage of wild elephant herds through their ancient corridors across States without human will or habitations blocking or impeding their natural routes.<\/p>\n
\u201cNo State can block their [elephants] paths. Blockading elephant corridors is not the solution to human-animal conflicts. Elephants travel across many States. One State cannot come in their way and block their traditional pathways. The solutions to this (animal-human conflict) are altogether different, and not constructing blockades,\u201d Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said.<\/p>\n
Justice Joymalya Bagchi, on the three-judge Bench with Justice V. Mohana, said elephant pathways were not State-specific, and herds travel far by nature.<\/p>\n