The Calcutta High Court on Thursday, directed for the reclassification of a plea moved by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad as a public interest litigation, and for it to be placed before the regular bench.
India News: The Calcutta High Court has asked the state of Bengal to rename two lions named 'Akbar' and 'Sita' after a petition by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP). The court questioned the controversial names and suggested that the lions should be named after revered or respected figures in the country. The judge expressed strong views on the naming of animals and stated that it could be avoided to prevent controversy.
The Calcutta High Court is hearing a petition filed by the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) cadres as to why a zoo in Siliguri, West Bengal has put a lioness named Sita in the same enclosure with a lion that shares the name with the Mughal Emperor Akbar .