$~9 * IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI + W.P.(C) 9888/2021 and CM APPL. 30453/2021, CM APPL. 15609/2022 GREEN PARK EXTENSION .....Petitioner Through: Mr. Abhimanyu Tewari, along with Mr. Kanishk Batt, Advocates. versus STATE NCT OF DELHI & ORS. .....Respondents Through: Mr Aryaman Vachher on behalf of Mr Sameer Vashisht (SC- Civil, GNCTD) for R-1, 3 and 4. Mr. Jai Wadhwa, Advocate for R-2/ MCD. CORAM: HON’BLE MR. JUSTICE PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV O R D E R % 08.04.2026 1. In paragraph nos. 4 to 7 of the status report, the following position has been taken by respondent no.3. “4. It is submitted that an “Enforcement Committee” was constituted under the Chairmanship of Chief Wild Life Warden (CWLW) by the Order dated 13.02.2007 passed by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 2600 of 2001 titled as “New Friends Colony Residents Welfare Association Vs Union of India & Ors. The copy of the Judgment dated 14.03.2007 is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE R1. 5. That the Department of Forests and Wildlife, GNCTD, has a Tree helpline number which is additionally being used to receive Wildlife complaints. That it is submitted that a Toll Free Green Helpline number This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/04/2026 at 12:05:52 i.e 1800118600 was established by the Department of Forests and Wildlife, GNCTD through Administrative Reforms Department (ARD). It is further submitted that the Department has started an alternate temporary helpline i.e 011-23378513 which is operational 24/7 for attending calls in order to receive complaints in time and act upon immediately. That the Department of Forests and Wildlife, GNCTD has hired MTS Animal handlers/Wild Life Rescuers under the Ridge Management Board to tackle Herbivores, Carnivores and reptiles species during rescue operations. The copy of the posting orders of the Animal handlers has been annexed as ANNEXURE R2. 6. That it is submitted that earlier Macaca mulatta (Rhesus macaque) was protected under Schedule II of the Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972. But at the present, after the recent amendment of the Act in 2022 that came in effect on April 1, 2023, the Macaca mulatta (Rhesus macaque) does not find mention under the schedules listing wild animals under the Wild Life (Protection) Act 1972. The copy of the relevant details of the earlier Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972 and relevant details of the amended Wild Life (Protection) Act, 2022 is annexed herewith as ANNEXURE R3. That it is to submit that the task of relocation of problematic monkeys from residential areas is entrusted with the civic agencies/bodies as per the judgment dated 14.03.2007 passed by the Hon’ble High Court of Delhi in the matter of Writ Petition (Civil) No. 2600 of 2001 titled as “New Friends Colony Resident Welfare Association vs. Union of India & Ors.” That the Department of Forests and Wildlife, Govt. of NCT of Delhi, rescues only ailing and injured monkeys/wild life and relocates them to Asola Bhatti Wildlife Sanctuary after medical treatment.” [Emphasis Supplied] 2. Learned counsel who appears for the respondent-Municipal Corporation of Delhi (‘MCD’), has apprised this Court that between the period of 21.04.2025 to 10.02.2026, from different areas of South Zone, around 211 monkeys were caught and they were rehabilitated to the concerned rehabilitation site, it being, Asola Wildlife Sanctuary. It has also been submitted that the directions passed by this Court on earlier occasions This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/04/2026 at 12:05:52 have been complied with in letter and spirit. Even a toll-free number has been made available to the public for the purposes of registering their grievance qua the aforenoted issue. It is the stand of the MCD that as and when a grievance is registered, the same will be immediately looked into, and necessary actions, in accordance with law shall be undertaken. 3. The Court, thus, finds that there is no reason to keep the present writ petitioner pending, and instead deems it appropriate to dispose of the same while granting liberty to the petitioner to raise their grievance/issue before the concerned Authority, in case, the petitioner feels that the directions passed by the Court are not being fully adhered to. 4. If such a grievance is raised by the petitioner, let the same be looked into without any undue delay. 5. With the aforesaid observations, the petition, along with pending applications, stands disposed of. PURUSHAINDRA KUMAR KAURAV, J APRIL 8, 2026 aks This is a digitally signed order. The authenticity of the order can be re-verified from Delhi High Court Order Portal by scanning the QR code shown above. The Order is downloaded from the DHC Server on 15/04/2026 at 12:05:52