Kochi: In a major setback to actor Mohanlal and the Kerala government, the High Court on Friday quashed the state’s order that had legalised the actor’s collection of some ivory tusks.

However, reacting to the order, the actor’s counsel said this was “nothing but only a technical issue.”

The court also cancelled the licence issued to him and directed the Kerala government to issue a fresh notification in compliance with legal procedures of the land.

The court observed that the 2015 Kerala government order regularising Mohanlal’s ivory collection suffered from procedural lapses and was never published in the official gazette, rendering it invalid.

It further noted that the Kerala government’s action to legitimise the possession of ivory was not in accordance with statutory norms.

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