$~20 *IN THE HIGH COURT OF DELHI AT NEW DELHI CM No.4983/2017 in + W.P.(C) 2600/2001 NEW FRIENDS COLONY RES. WELFARE..... Petitioner Through : Ms. Meera Bhatia, Adv. versus UOI & ORS. ..... Respondents Through : Ms. Niti Jain, Adv. for Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, ASC for GNCTD. Mr. Gaurang Kanth, Ms. Biji Rajesh and Ms. Eshita Baruah, Advs. for SDMC. Mr. Anil Grover, Standing Counsel, Ms. Kanika Singh, ASC and Mr. Jitendra Kumar Tripathi, ASC with Ms. Mishal Vij and Mr. Rishi Vohra, Advs. for NDMC. Mr. A.K. Shukla, Chief, Wildlife Warden/APCCF, Dept. of Forest & Wildlife. CORAM: HON'BLE THE ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE HON'BLE MS. JUSTICE ANU MALHOTRA O R D E R % 02.05.2017 CM No.4983/2017 1. Issue notice. 2. Ms. Meera Bhatia, Advocate accepts notice on behalf of the W.P.(C) 2600/2001 page 1 of 2 petitioner. Ms. Niti Jain, Advocate accepts notice for Mr. Anuj Aggarwal, Additional Standing Counsel for GNCTD. Mr. Anil Grover, Standing Counsel accepts notice on behalf of NDMC. 3. By this application whereby South Delhi Municipal Corporation makes a grievance that though the municipal corporations have been engaged in catching and removing the monkeys, the same is unworkable for the reason that the monkey catchers are not available. 4. Mr. Gaurang Kanth, Standing Counsel for SDMC submits that under the Wildlife Protection Act, 1972, the concerned authority to look into the matter is the Chief Wildlife Warden, who is to be appointed by the respondent no.1. Let a reply be filed by the respondent no.1 within four weeks to the application and this submission of the SDMC. Rejoinder thereto, if any, be filed before the next date. 5. List on 29th August, 2017. ACTING CHIEF JUSTICE ANU MALHOTRA, J MAY 02, 2017 aj W.P.(C) 2600/2001 page 2 of 2