Mithun Chakraborty to Lose Nilgiris Elephant Corridor Resort After Supreme Court Uphold Madras HC’s Demolition Order

The Supreme Court had issued an order in August last year to seal the resorts in the Nilgiris after the district collector submitted a report on illegal construction activities carried out in the sensitive elephant corridor. The court had asked the collector to check documents of the resorts in the Mudumalai Tiger Reserve (MTR) buffer zone and seal them if they are found lacking.

The 2011 Madras High Court ruling came after a petition was filed by A Rangarajan in 1996. In 2007-2008, two public interest litigations (PIL) were filed in the case by ‘Elephant’ Rajendran and the NGO Nilgiris Wildlife Protection.

Veteran actor Mithun Chakraborty, best known for Disco Dancer, had filed a plea opposing the order in Supreme Court. In his plea in the Supreme Court, he had said that his resort is a part of the eco-tourism in the locality and is a source of employment to the tribal people who reside nearby.