The case against Mohanlal relates to his alleged illegal possession of two pairs of ivory tusks which resulted in the registration of a first information report (FIR) alleging the commission of offences under the provisions of the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972.
Mohanlal maintained that the ivory tusks were obtained legally and that in 2015, at the direction of the Central government, the Kerala government had issued a certificate of ownership to him.
Subsequently, the State government issued a no-objection certificate for withdrawing the case against him.
However, in June 2022, a magistrate court dismissed the State’s application to withdraw the case. Both the actor and the State moved the High Court against this order.
Source: Barandbench
