Wed Nov 27 15:18:06 UTC 2024: ## Kerala High Court Upholds 3-Meter Elephant Spacing Rule During Festivals
**Kochi, November 27, 2024** – The Kerala High Court has rejected a petition to relax its guidelines mandating a minimum three-meter distance between elephants participating in festival parades. A division bench, comprising Justices A.K. Jayasankaran Nambiar and P. Gopinath, reaffirmed the existing order, emphasizing that all non-essential practices must comply with constitutional mandates.
The court’s decision upholds previous Supreme Court directives requiring festival registration and the maintenance of the prescribed elephant spacing. The petition, filed by a temple authority seeking modification of the guidelines, was deemed insufficient to warrant a change. The High Court will further consider the case on Thursday.
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