<p class="title">A 42-year old ailing temple elephant died a natural death in Salem, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday, days after the Madras High Court allowed euthanasia for it.</p>.<p class="title">The female elephant Rajeswari, of Sri Sugavaneswarar temple, was suffering for a long time due to a disease in her left foreleg and remained lying on the floor, resulting in the development of sores.</p>.<p class="title">Rajeswari's end came on Saturday even as a team of veterinarians were reviewing its condition as per the court's orders, temple officials said.</p>.<p class="title">It would be buried with temple honours, they added.</p>.<p class="title">Passing orders on a PIL by an animal lover, a bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose had on April 16 directed a veterinarian to administer euthanasia to the elephant if he finds that it would be cruel to keep the animal alive.</p>.<p class="title">Muralidharan had sought an order to euthanize the elephant, saying its condition cannot be cured and keeping it alive in this condition was a violation of section 13 (3) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.</p>
<p class="title">A 42-year old ailing temple elephant died a natural death in Salem, Tamil Nadu, on Saturday, days after the Madras High Court allowed euthanasia for it.</p>.<p class="title">The female elephant Rajeswari, of Sri Sugavaneswarar temple, was suffering for a long time due to a disease in her left foreleg and remained lying on the floor, resulting in the development of sores.</p>.<p class="title">Rajeswari's end came on Saturday even as a team of veterinarians were reviewing its condition as per the court's orders, temple officials said.</p>.<p class="title">It would be buried with temple honours, they added.</p>.<p class="title">Passing orders on a PIL by an animal lover, a bench of Chief Justice Indira Banerjee and Justice Abdul Quddhose had on April 16 directed a veterinarian to administer euthanasia to the elephant if he finds that it would be cruel to keep the animal alive.</p>.<p class="title">Muralidharan had sought an order to euthanize the elephant, saying its condition cannot be cured and keeping it alive in this condition was a violation of section 13 (3) of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.</p>