Supreme Court Upholds Ban on Imported Ivory Trade to Protect Wildlife: Indian Handicrafts Emporium & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. (27 August 2003)

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Introduction Date of the Judgment: 27 August 2003 Citation: Appeal (civil) 7533 of 1997, Indian Handicrafts Emporium & Ors. vs. Union of India & Ors. Judges: CJI, Y.K. Sabharwal & S.B. Sinha Can a previously legal trade be banned to protect endangered species? The Supreme Court of India deliberated on this question while examining the […]

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