Search Results for Tag : Animals
Judgments
Bull run in abeyance yet(12.01.2016)
The Supreme Court granted an interim stay on a 2016 notification of the Central Government excluding Jallikattu in Tamil Nadu and bullock cart races i.....
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News
Calcutta HC Takes Suo Motu Cognizance of Unnatural Deaths of Elephants, Bisons Etc(07.09.2020)
Calcutta High Court on its own motion has taken cognizance of the issue of unnatural death of Elephants, Bisons and other wild animals, birds, reptile.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Unnatural Deaths of Wild Animals
Bombay HC Directs Municipal Corporations to Ensure Sacrifice of Animals in Slaughter Houses(21.07.2021)
Bombay High Court has directed authorities in different Municipal Corporations in Maharashtra to ensure animals are sacrificed only in licensed slaugh.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Seeking Ban on 'Halal' Slaughter of Animals(13.10.2020)
Supreme Court has dismissed a Public Interest Litigation challenging the practice of 'halal' for slaughter of animals for food.
Tags : Supreme Court, ‘Halal’ Slaughter of Animals
Delhi HC Seeks Animal Welfare Board of India's Response on PETA's Plea on Circus Animals(16.08.2021)
Delhi High Court has sought response of the Animal Welfare Board of India on a plea filed by People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) regard.....
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SC Dismisses Plea Raising Concerns Over Slaughter of Animals in Religious Practice(16.10.2020)
Supreme Court has disposed of a plea raising concerns of slaughter of cows, poaching of elephants, killing of wild animals for crop protection and ani.....
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SC Refuses to State TN’s Jallikattu Law, Seeks State’s Reply Over Its Validity(01.02.2017)
Supreme Court, while refusing to stay Tamil Nadu Government's law permitting Jallikattu, has agreed to hear a plea against it.
Tags : Supreme Court, Jallikattu, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act
Jallikattu Law Gets President’s Assent(01.02.2017)
President Pranab Mukherjee has given his assent to Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act, 2017, that allows conduct of Jallikatt.....
Tags : Jallikattu, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Tamil Nadu Amendment) Act
Madras HC Trashes Plea Seeking Ban on PeTA(03.02.2017)
Madras High Court has trashed a plea seeking a ban on animal rights organisation, People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PeTA), saying that PIL was.....
Tags : Madras High Court , People for Ethical Treatment of Animals
CIVIL - SC Refuses to Hear PIL Seeking Ban on Slaughter of Animals for Export(19.02.2019)
Supreme Court has refused to interfere on a plea which questioned the Government of India's policy on export of meat, leather and related products in .....
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Kambala Ordinance: SC Issues Notice to Centre, Karnataka(07.11.2017)
Supreme Court while admitting the petition filed by PETA seeking direction from the court to strike down the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnata.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Kambala Ordinance, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017
Calcutta HC Directs State Forest Department to Ensure Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Birds(09.12.2020)
Calcutta High Court has directed the State Forest Department to strictly ensure obedience to the laws relating to prevention of cruelty to animals and.....
Tags : Calcutta High Court, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals and Birds
Delhi HC Asks Centre to Consider as Representation Plea Against Artificial Insemination in Animals(08.11.2021)
Delhi High Court has disposed of a Public Interest Litigation seeking to restrain artificial insemination in animals and directed the Ministry of Anim.....
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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear All Pleas Concerning Jallikattu on January 31(27.01.2017)
Supreme Court has said that all applications challenging Tamil Nadu's amendment of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act of 1960, allowing the conduct .....
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Karnataka High Court Directs State to Prevent Illegal Slaughtering of Animals(02.12.2021)
Karnataka High Court has directed the state government to ensure that no illegal slaughtering of animals is carried out in any district of the state a.....
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Tripura HC Directs Closure of Shops in State Selling Wild Animals, Birds Notified Under Wild Life Act(18.11.2021)
Tripura High Court has directed the authorities under the Wildlife (Protection) Act to take action regarding the closure of all such shops in the stat.....
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Kar. HC: Rash Driving Offences Would Not be Attracted for Accidents Involving Pet Animal(31.10.2022)
Karnataka High Court has held that offences of rash driving or mischief of killing animals under the Indian Penal Code and offences under Motor Vehicl.....
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Delhi HC Directs Advocates, Staff Members & Litigants to Refrain from Feeding Stray Animals(02.03.2022)
Delhi High Court has directed all the Advocates, Litigants, Staff members, Police and CRPF Personnel to strictly refrain from feeding the stray animal.....
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Uttarakhand HC: Animals' 'Legal Rights, Duties & Liabilities' Same As That of a Living Person(06.07.2018)
Uttarakhand High Court has declared that all animals, whether avian or aquatic species, fall under the purview of law with the same 'rights, duties an.....
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J&K&L HC Rejects PIL Seeking Prohibition on Illegal Practice of Slaughtering of Animals(21.02.2022)
Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh High Court has rejected a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) plea seeking prohibition on the illegal practice of slaughteri.....
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Madras High Court Sets Up Committee to Plan for Care & Nutrition of Stray Animals(24.05.2021)
Madras High Court has constituted a Committee to ensure that stray animals were cared for, pointing out that the travails of stray animals was lost am.....
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SC Extends Jurisdiction of Committee to Oversee Transfer/Import of Wild Animals in India(06.03.2023)
Supreme Court has extended jurisdiction and scope of High Powered Committee to oversee transfer/import of wild animals in India as constituted by High.....
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SC: Killing of Animals for Food is Permissible Under Law(14.03.2023)
Supreme Court while dismissing a plea seeking to curb the killing of animals for food and to switch over to lab-generated meat, has observed that unde.....
Tags : Supreme Court, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, Meat
Bom. HC: Resident of Society Obligated to Provide Adequate Water for Animals(25.04.2023)
Bombay High Court has observed that it would be an obligation of the residents of the society to always make provision for adequate water to be made a.....
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SC Upholds Practice of Jallikattu As Permitted by the 2017 Tamil Nadu Amendment(18.05.2023)
Supreme Court Constitution Bench while upholding practice of Jallikattu as permitted by the 2017 Tamil Nadu Amendment to the Prevention of Cruelty to .....
Tags : Supreme Court, Constitution Bench, Jallikattu, Prevention of Cruelty to Animals
AP HC: Registry to List Plea Challenging Illegal Detention of 195 Bovine Animals(20.06.2024)
Andhra Pradesh High Court while observing that in matters concerning the welfare of animals court cannot be stopped from exercising inherent jurisdict.....
Tags : Andhra Pradesh High Court, Bovine Animals, Inherent Jurisdiction
Madras HC Directs on Devising a Plan for General Treatment of Stray Animals(10.06.2021)
Madras High Court has directed the Husbandry Department to chalk out a holistic plan for the general treatment of stray animals in the State providing.....
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Raj. HC: Provision of Appeal Recommended in Matters of Transporting Bovine Animals Without Permit(03.07.2024)
Rajasthan High Court has recommended the introduction of provisions of appeal in matters where orders are passed under Section 6A of the Rajasthan Bov.....
Tags : Rajasthan High Court, Bovine Animals, Confiscation
SC Issues Notices in Plea for Alternative Solutions to Protect Crops Without Killing Wild Animals(31.07.2020)
Supreme Court has issued notices to States of Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Kerala, among others in a plea seeking action against the indiscriminate use of.....
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CBIC Notifies Covid-19 Testing of Live Animals Before Importing Into India(01.07.2021)
Central Board of Indirect Taxes and Customs (CBIC) has notified the requirement of COVID-19 testing in live animals before importing into India. The B.....
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Supreme Court Asks Centre on Right to Life for Animals(10.09.2020)
Supreme Court has asked the Centre if animals should have right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India, 1949 while entertaining a Publi.....
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Notifications & Circulars
Environment Ministry Invites Comments on Draft Notification for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breeding and Marketing) Rules, 2016(10.01.2017)
The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has invited comments on the draft notification of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Dog Breedin.....
Tags : Prevention, Cruelty, Animals, Comments, Draft
National Conference of CPCSEA on Welfare of Laboratory Animals Held In Environment Ministry(09.01.2018)
A one-day National Conference on Welfare of Laboratory Animals was organised by CPCSEA, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, with the t.....
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Performing Animals (Registration) (Amendment) Rules, 2018 - draft(28.11.2018)
The following draft of certain rules, which the Central Government proposes to make in exercise of the powers conferred under section 38 of the Preven.....
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Kerala HC: Animal Owners Shall Register Animals with Local Self Govt Bodies(15.07.2021)
Kerala High Court has issued additional guidelines and suggestions to improve the condition of animal welfare in the state. The Court has asked the St.....
Tags : Kerala High Court, Registration of Animals