Parrots are 'wild animals', rules HC; orders Maharashtra govt to compensate farmer for crop damage

The Bombay High Court has ordered the Maharashtra government to compensate a farmer for pomegranate trees damaged by parrots, ruling the birds are "wild animals" under the Wild Life Act. The court has stated that the government must reimburse citizens for losses caused by its property, and that excluding parrots from compensation would be a breach of the equality principle and a violation of Article 14 of the Constitution.