The Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Centre and others, including Animal Welfare Board, to ensure that no elephant is “treated or <g data-gr-id="15">meted</g> with cruelty” during their use in religious festivals across the country. A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and PC Pant issued a direction to the Centre, Animal Welfare Board of India and states and sought their replies within four weeks on an application filed in a pending PIL. “As an ad-interim measure, we direct organizers of various co-ordination committees of festivals and the owners of elephants to ensure that no elephant is treated with/meted out cruelty,” the bench said.