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Segur Elephant Corridor
September 15 , 2025
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- The Madras High Court upheld most findings of the Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor Inquiry Committee formed by the Supreme Court.
- The court allowed private landowners to retain and cultivate land in an eco-friendly manner without disturbing elephants or using artificial barriers.
- It set aside the committee’s recommendation to hand over private properties to the Tamil Nadu government.
- The bench directed land acquisition for the corridor to begin within six months from the date of the order.
- Resort owners had challenged the validity of land purchase restrictions imposed after the 1991 private forest notification.
- The court noted that the Hospitality Association of Mudumalai had ongoing legal challenges related to the 1991 notification and 2010 corridor declaration.
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