Summarised below is how the courts have gone out of their way to legitimise a patently illegal private zoo running in the guise of an animal rescue centre by one of the leading business families of India . There is no other instance of this in the country. Secret report – The SIT report on Vantara is kept secret; only a short summary is shown to the public. So people don’t know the real findings. Public case, private handling – This was a PIL (meant for public interest), but the Court treated it like a private case and hid details from citizens. All complaints closed – With this order, every past complaint, article, or petition about Vantara is declared “closed”. No future cases – No other court or authority in India can take up the same issues in future. The matter is finished forever. Media gag risk- Vantara can even sue journalists or critics for defamation or force them to delete earlier media articles or reports. Instead of protecting public interest, this SC monitored SIT report protects Vantara, silences critics, and blocks any future questioning.
