Lok Sabha Question No. 1747 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-10
Subject: Inquiry Committee of Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor
Ministry: ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Asked by: Shri Matheswaran V S

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1747

TO BE ANSWERED ON 10.03.2025

## Inquiry Committee of Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor

## 1747.    SHRI MATHESWARAN V S:

Will the Minister of ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether any notices have been issued by the Government to the resort owners based on the orders of the Inquiry Committee of Segur Plateau Elephant Corridor as per order of Supreme Court of India in the W.P. No. 897/1996 dated 09.08.2018;
- (b) if so, the details in this regard along with the name of resorts/hotels to which notices were issued; and
- (c) the stage/current status of notice and action taken in this regard?

## ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE

(SHRI KIRTI VARDHAN SINGH)

- (a)to(c)  As per information received from the State Government of Tamil Nadu, notices were issued to the 34 resort owners by the Local Body Authorities to dismantle the illegal resorts.  The  list  of  names  of  resorts/hotels  to  whom  notices  issued  is  enclosed  at Annexure .

After issuance of the notices, the resort owners have filed writ petitions in the Hon'ble High Court of Madras. These cases were listed on 14.10.2024 before the Special Bench hearing forest cases. The Bench was of the view that it cannot entertain the writ petitions and directed the petitioners to seek clarification from Hon'ble Supreme Court, whether the Hon'ble High Court can entertain these writ petitions. Further the resort owners have filed clarification petition in Hon'ble Supreme Court of India with dairy No. 41469/2023.

The Hon'ble Supreme Court of India has clarified in Miscellaneous Application Nos. 2108 - 2100 of 2024 in Civil Appeal Nos. 3438 - 3439 of 2020 dated 20.12.2024 that the Hon'ble    High  Court  may  examine  the  petitions  which  were  to  be  considered  and examined by the Inquiry Committee in terms of para Nos. 42, 43 and 44 of the Judgement dated  14.10.2010.  The  findings  were  recorded  in  para  33  to  41  of  the  said  judgment including the question of Segur Elephant Corridor.

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ANNEXURE

## REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION No. 1747 RAISED BY SHRI MATHESWARAN V S REGARDING 'INQUIRY COMMITTEE OF SEGUR PLATEAU ELEPHANT CORRIDOR' DUE FOR REPLY ON 10.03.2025.

## Name of the resorts/hotels to which notices were issued for demolition

|   S.No. | Name of the resort/hotels                                                                      |
|---------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|       1 | M/s. Bear Mountain, Kovilpatti, Bokkapuram. David P.J. Philip 126/P, Kovilpatty, Bokkapuram    |
|       2 | M/s. Inn the Wild, Divya Reddy and Sriya Reddy, D. No. 12/171-180, Northern Estate, Masinagudi |
|       3 | M/s. Blue Valley Holdings, D. No. 4/78B Thodlingi, Bokkapuram                                  |
|       4 | M/s. Glanton Paradise, Hullathy village.                                                       |
|       5 | M/s. Avalanche Pristiv Resort Pvt. Ltd. D. No. 4/133B1, Bokkapuram, Sholur                     |
|       6 | M/s. Wesley Wood Estate, Pradheep Sampath, 11/93, Northern Hay Estate, Singara Masinagudi.     |
|       7 | M/s. Bell Mount Retreat, Kurumbarpalam, Bokkapuram, Sholur                                     |
|       8 | M/s. Safari Land, Kovilpatti, Bokkapuram, Sholur                                               |
|       9 | M/s. Mount View Farm, Veni, W/o. D. Ashok Kumar D. No. 4/43F1, Bokkapuram.                     |
|      10 | M/s. Kings Range Resort, D. No. 9/712, 9/713, 9/791, 9/792, 9/795, Vazhaithottam, Masinagudi   |
|      11 | M/s. Deenadhayalan Resort, Chokkanali, Kadanadu                                                |
|      12 | M/s. Sajit Khan, D. No. 9/49, Vazhaithottam,                                                   |

|   S.No. | Name of the resorts/hotels                                                                      |
|---------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|      18 | M/s. Jenifer Priscilla Christi Dass, (PremChristidass), D. No. 9/709, Vazhaithottam, Masinagudi |
|      19 | Nijamudeen, D.No. 4/21K, 4/2192, 4/2193 Bokkapuram                                              |
|      20 | M/s. Northern Hay Estate, Indralyer Reddy, D. No. 10/107, Singara, Masinagudi                   |
|      21 | M/s. Western Farm Resorts, Ravi, D. No. 71A, 71B Chemanatham, Masinagudi                        |
|      22 | M/s. Wild Inn, D. No. 4/39C, Sivamohan, Bokkapuram, Sholur                                      |
|      23 | M/s. Wild adventure Farm House Suseela, D. No. 4/72/C3, Bokkapuram.                             |
|      24 | M/s. Elephant Enclave, RanjithKurvilla, D. No. 4/66A, 4/66B, 133B, Bokkapuram.                  |
|      25 | Dhamodharan (Sanjay Paul), D. No. 4/55, Bokkapuram.                                             |
|      26 | M/s. Rolling Stone, Vazhaithottam, Masinagudi.                                                  |
|      27 | M/s. Jungle Retreat, Rohan Mathies, 4/21B1, Bokkapuram.                                         |
|      28 | M/s. Forest Hills Farm Guest House, R. Savithajain D. No. 4/43, Kovilpatti,Bokkapuram.          |
|      29 | M/s. De Rock Resort,                                                                            |

|    | Masinagudi                                                                                                            |
|----|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 13 | M/s. Horn Bill Club, Mohan Tharani and Riyajulla Khan and others, D. No. 4/34A, 4/34E, 4/38A, Kovilpatti, Bokkapuram. |
| 14 | M/s. Mount Mist Resort, Thelma Joseph Nikil, 4/126C, Bokkapuram.                                                      |
| 15 | M/s. Glen View Resort,D. No. 4/28B3, Thodlingi, Bokkarpuram                                                           |
| 16 | M/s. Aanasolai Lodging Pvt. Ltd. Bokkapuram, Sholur.                                                                  |
| 17 | M/s. Eco Camp, Abibullah, 9/52, Chemanatham, Masinagudi                                                               |

|    | Sudheesh George, Sajinijoyes, 4/126D2, Bokkapuram.                                     |
|----|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 30 | M/s. Wild Heaven, D. No. 9/708, 708A, 706, 707, Chadapatti, Vazhaithottam, Masinagudi. |
| 31 | M/s. Casa Deep Wood Resort, D. No. 4/28F, Kovilpatti,Bokkapuram.                       |
| 32 | M/s. Jain Resort, Vazhaithottam, Masinagudi.                                           |
| 33 | M/s. Blue Valley Resort, Bokkapuram, Sholur.                                           |
| 34 | M/s. Shilwa and Cheriyaan, D. No. 9/714A, Vazhaithottam, Masinagudi.                   |