’We worship lions’: Calcutta HC remarks on lioness being named ‘Sita’
10 months ago

’We worship lions’: Calcutta HC remarks on lioness being named ‘Sita’

Live Mint  

The Calcutta High Court on February 21 directed the West Bengal government to obtain details while hearing a plea by the Vishva Hindu Parishad against the naming of a lioness at Siliguri's Safari Park as 'Sita', reported LiveLaw. Earlier, Vishva Hindu Parishad or World Hindu Council moved the court seeking an order to change the name of the lioness. The petitioners also noted that another five-year-old lion is in the North Bengal Wildlife Animals Park and has been named Akbar. The VHP's West Bengal secretary Lakshman Bansal, one of the complainants, said, as quoted by Reuters, "Such act amounts to blasphemy and is a direct assault on the religious beliefs of all Hindus," adding "Sita and Akbar cannot be allowed to live together."

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Bengal's Feline Couple Akbar & Sita Get New Names, VHP Claims Moral Victory
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Bengal's Feline Couple Akbar & Sita Get New Names, VHP Claims Moral Victory

News 18  

What’s in a name? Ask Bengal’s feline couple Akbar and Sita who will now be known as Suraj and Tanaya. The lion and lioness, who were brought from Tripura to the Bengal Safari Park in Siliguri on February 12 last year, have been at the centre of a controversy since the VHP filed a case with the Calcutta High Court, …

‘Akbar-Sita’ lions row: Tripura govt suspends top official after high court verdict
9 months, 4 weeks ago

‘Akbar-Sita’ lions row: Tripura govt suspends top official after high court verdict

Hindustan Times  

The Tripura government has suspended the state's principal chief conservator of forests Prabin Lal Agrawal amid a controversy surrounding the naming of a zoo lion and lioness as Akbar and Sita, respectively, The Times of India reported. The animals arrived at the North Bengal Wild Animals Park in Siliguri, North Bengal from Sepahijala Zoo on February 12. In a verbal …

Why call lions Akbar, Sita? Court questions choice of big cat names
10 months ago

Why call lions Akbar, Sita? Court questions choice of big cat names

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The curious case of a lion named Akbar, a lioness called Sita, and petitioners upset at such nomenclature for reasons related to faith took an interesting turn on Thursday with Justice Saugata Bhattacharyya of the Calcutta high court’s Jalpaiguri circuit bench saying his conscience doesn’t support such naming even as the state government told him that zoo authorities were …

'Sita worshipped by many, Akbar efficient ruler': High Court asks Bengal to rename lions
10 months ago

'Sita worshipped by many, Akbar efficient ruler': High Court asks Bengal to rename lions

Hindustan Times  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the West Bengal state government to rename the lion named 'Akbar' and the lioness named 'Sita', after the controversy erupted when both the wild cats were placed in the same enclosure at the Bengal Safari Park in Siliguri, reported Bar and Bench. The five-year-old Asiatic lioness was brought to the Siliguri zoo from …

Calcutta HC urges state govt to change names of lions Akbar and Sita
10 months ago

Calcutta HC urges state govt to change names of lions Akbar and Sita

Op India  

The Calcutta High Court, on 22nd February, asked the West Bengal government to rename the lioness known as ‘Sita’ and the lion called ‘Akbar’ which are housed in the same enclosure at Bengal Safari Park, reported Bar and Bench. The West Bengal government informed the Calcutta High Court on the same day that the Tripura Zoo administration had given the …

'Why Create Controversy Naming Lion & Lioness After Sita & Akbar?': Calcutta High Court Suggests State To Change Animals' Names
10 months ago

'Why Create Controversy Naming Lion & Lioness After Sita & Akbar?': Calcutta High Court Suggests State To Change Animals' Names

Live Law  

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 having determination over PILs.The Court also orally called on the State to consider renaming the lioness called 'Sita' who was a worshipped goddess among Hindus, to …

Why name lion, lioness 'Akbar' and 'Sita'?: Calcutta High Court asks Bengal to rename them
10 months ago

Why name lion, lioness 'Akbar' and 'Sita'?: Calcutta High Court asks Bengal to rename them

India TV News  

The Calcutta High Court on Thursday asked the Bengal Zoo Authority to rename lion and lioness 'Akbar' and 'Sita' while hearing petitions filed by north Bengal unit of Vishva Hindu Parishad and other individuals, saying why create a controversy by giving such names. Mentioning that Bengal is already burdened with several controversies including school jobs appointments to several other issues, …

VHP moves Calcutta HC over lioness named ‘Sita’ at Siliguri zoo
10 months ago

VHP moves Calcutta HC over lioness named ‘Sita’ at Siliguri zoo

Hindustan Times  

Kolkata: The Bengal unit of Vishwa Hindu Parishad has moved the Calcutta high court over the naming of a lioness after the Hindu Goddess ‘Sita’ paired with a male lion named after the Mughal emperor ‘Akbar’. The five-year-old Asiatic lioness was brought to the Siliguri zoo from Tripura’s Sepahijala Zoological Park The wild cats were recently brought to the North …

VHP moves Calcutta HC after forest officials named lioness 'Sita' and keep it with lion 'Akbar'
10 months, 1 week ago

VHP moves Calcutta HC after forest officials named lioness 'Sita' and keep it with lion 'Akbar'

Op India  

On Thursday, the Vishwa Hindu Parishad filed a plea before the Calcutta High Court after the West Bengal forest department named a lioness ‘Sita’ and kept it in the same enclosure as a lion named after Mughal tyrant ‘Akbar’. The Vishwa Hindu Parishad said that the decision by the West Bengal forest officials amounted to a direct assault on the …

VHP approaches Calcutta HC as lions Sita and Akbar share enclosure in Siliguri
10 months, 1 week ago

VHP approaches Calcutta HC as lions Sita and Akbar share enclosure in Siliguri

Live Mint  

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has moved the Calcutta High Court over recent accommodation choices made by the Siliguri Safari Park. Lions Sita and Akbar were brought from the Sepahijala Zoological Park in Tripura earlier this week and are currently housed in the same enclosure. A Statesman report quoting forest officials adds that the duo already know each other well and …

Lioness 'Sita' housed with lion 'Akbar' at Bengal safari, Hindu outfit goes to court
10 months, 1 week ago

Lioness 'Sita' housed with lion 'Akbar' at Bengal safari, Hindu outfit goes to court

India Today  

The Vishwa Hindu Parishad has moved the Calcutta High Court challenging the West Bengal forest department's move to allegedly keep a lion named 'Akbar' alongside a lioness named 'Sita' in the same enclosure at Siliguri's Safari Park, LiveLaw reported. The Bengal wing of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad approached the Calcutta High Court's circuit bench in Jalpaiguri on February 16. The …

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