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Bombay High Court calls parrots wild animals orders Maharashtra to pay farmer for pomegranate damage
India
Published on 26 April 2026
Parrots now treated as wildlife under the law
The Bombay High Court directed the Maharashtra government to compensate a farmer after parrots damaged his pomegranate trees. Ruling that parrots fall under the Wild Life (Protection) Act as “wild animals,” the court said the state must reimburse citizens for losses caused by its wildlife-related protections and property obligations.
- HC ordered Maharashtra to compensate for parrot-caused crop damage
- Parrots were classified as “wild animals” under the Wild Life Act
- Court stressed state reimbursement for citizen losses
- Warning that neglect could push farmers to retaliate
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