New Delhi. In the Vantara case of Anant Ambani, the Supreme Court on Monday gave a big relief that no rules are being violated in keeping the temple elephants there. Justice in the Supreme Court, Justice Pankaj Mittal and Justice Prayer B.K. Varale’s bench said during the hearing that if the process was being followed in giving elephants under the control of Vanatara, then nothing is wrong. The court said that the SIT has expressed satisfaction over the rules and regulatory measures in the report. At the same time, senior advocate Harish Salve, appearing for Anant Ambani and Vantara, demanded that the SIT report should not be made public.
Harish Salve, taking the name of a foreign newspaper, said that if the SIT report was made public, some parts of it can be pronounced and misleading. On this, the Supreme Court said that it will not allow anyone to do so and the SIT report will not be made public. Hathini, a Mahadevi alias Madhuri, was sent to Vanatara from a temple in Kolhapur, Maharashtra. Two PILs were filed in this case. On which the Supreme Court formed an SIT under the chairmanship of its retired Justice Jasti Chelameswar. Former Chief Justice of Uttarakhand and Telangana High Court Raghavendra Chauhan, former Mumbai Police Commissioner Hemant Nagrale and senior IRS officer Anish Gupta were placed at the SIT.
The SIT submitted its report to the SIT on 12 September 2025 in the Vantara case. After the SIT was created, Vantara had said that he honored the Supreme Court order honorarily. Vanatara had said that she is committed to the law, compassion and transparency. Vanatara had said that her mission and attention focuses on rescue, care and rehabilitation of wildlife. Vantara had said that he would continue to work honestly. Vantara had requested that the process be allowed to be the best interest of animals. Now the intention of taking care of wildlife will be successful with the great relief of Anant Ambani and Vantara from the Supreme Court. Please tell that PM Narendra Modi himself went to Vanatara and saw wildlife there and also praised the work being run for their rehabilitation.
