HC notice to govt on rhino poaching

The Gauhati High Court has given Centre and Assam government four weeks to apprise it of the steps taken to check rhino poaching in Kaziranga.

Taking up a suo-moto cognizance of reports on unabated rhino poaching in the world heritage site, a divisional bench of Chief Justice A.K. Goel and Justice N.K. Singh issued notices to the government to come out with an affidavit on it. The court has also asked the respondents to file the affidavits within four weeks.