LUCKNOW, July 19 -- India's first night safari within the Kukrail Reserve Forest has got the Supreme Court's approval with a rider of strict compliance of conditions and safeguards imposed by the Central Empowered Committee (CEC), Central Zoo Authority (CZA) and ministry of environment, forest and climate change.

The apex court also directed the CEC to conduct periodic site inspections of the project and verify compliance with the conditions imposed by the various authorities.

A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant and Justices Joymalya Bagchi and V Mohan passed the order on July 15. It was uploaded on the Supreme Court's website on Saturday.

The top court also appointed senior advocate Saurabh Mishra as...