A petition seeking a direction to constitute a Supreme Court-appointed monitoring committee to “return” the captive elephants at Vantara, a wildlife conservation initiative established by Reliance Foundation, the philanthropic arm of Reliance Industries, at Jamnagar in Gujarat, was orally mentioned for an early hearing in the Supreme Court on Monday (August 11, 2025).
The petition was orally mentioned before Chief Justice of India B.R. Gavai by advocate C.R. Jaya Sukin, who is the petitioner-in-person. Chief Justice Gavai asked the Registrar present in the courtroom to list the case.
