Wild Life (Protection) Act, 1972
Section 18: Declaration of sanctuary
[(1) The State Government may, by notification, declare its intention to constitute any area other than an area comprised within any reserve forest or the territorial waters as a sanctuary if it considers that such area is of adequate ecological, faunal, floral, geomorphological, natural or zoological significance, for the purpose of protecting, propagating or developing wild life or its environment.]
(2) The notification referred to in sub-section (1) shall specify, as nearly as possible, the situation and limits of such area.
Explanation.— For the purposes of this section, it shall be sufficient to describe the area by roads, rivers, ridges or other well-known or readily intelligible boundaries.]
Source: India Code (indiacode.gov.in), the consolidated text published by the Legislative Department, Government of India. Text as updated on India Code on 15 October 2026. Words in square brackets [ ] were inserted or substituted by later amending Acts, and *** marks words omitted by an amendment. The amendment footnotes are not reproduced here. Official text on India Code.
Supreme Court judgments citing the section 18
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T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
Interlocutory applications preferred by the applicant being aggrieved by the inaction of the respondents in deciding the application filed by the applicant seeking permission to construct a health/eco-resort on the…
- In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of
- In Re: T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors.
- Goa Foundation v. Union of India & Ors.
- T. N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
- In Re.: Construction of Park at Noida Near Okhla Bird Sanctuary Anand Arya & Anr. T.N. B Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Ors.
- M.C. Mehta v. Union of India and Ors.
- T.N. Godayarman Thirumalpad v. Union of India and Ors.
- T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India and Ors.
- Tarun Bharat Sangh, Alwar v. Union of India and Others