Overview

• The panel is chaired by former Supreme Court judge Jasti Chelameswar and includes Justice Raghavendra Chauhan, Hemant Nagrale and Anish Gupta.
• Investigators will examine how animals, especially elephants, were acquired and whether the centre complied with the Wildlife (Protection) Act, CITES and import/export rules.
• The probe will review animal husbandry, veterinary care and welfare practices and will investigate reported mortalities.
• Environmental suitability of the site near an industrial zone and allegations of wildlife trade, financial irregularities, and misuse of water and carbon credit schemes are part of the brief.
• The SIT can gather material from petitioners, officials, regulators, intervenors and journalists with cooperation from the Central Zoo Authority, CITES authority, MoEFCC and Gujarat, and no findings have been reported yet.