India, Jan. 10 -- The Uttarakhand high court, while closing a public interest litigation (PIL) on Friday, raised concerns over the elephant corridor in the state, noting that the issue had already been conclusively settled by the Supreme Court in 2020.

A division bench comprising chief justice G. Narendar and justice Siddhartha Sah disposed of the PIL filed by Reenu Paul, holding that revisiting the matter would be "duplication and redundant", as the court and the state were bound by the apex court's judgment in Hospitality Association of Mudumalai vs In Defence of Environment and Animals and Others (2020).

The apex court in 2020 had upheld strict protection of elephant corridors and forest land in the Nilgiris region of Tamil Nadu, rej...