Just three days before India’s seven-phase general election, which returned the Narendra Modi-led National Democratic Alliance to power with a reduced majority, began on April 19, the Delhi High Court set aside the government’s March 12 circular prohibiting the import, breeding, and sale of 24 dog breeds deemed “dangerous for human life”. On April 10, the Karnataka High Court had struck down the circular issued by a joint secretary in the Union ministry of fisheries,...
The Karnataka High Court struck down on Wednesday the central government notification of March 12 asking the governments of states and Union territories to ensure that no permission is given to breed, keep or sell dog breeds considered “dangerous for human life”. The list of ‘banned’ dogs included popular varieties such as the American pit bull terrier, which is not recognized as a distinct breed by the American Kennel Club, and breeds such as the...
At least two high courts have stayed the implementation of a central government circular banning the import, breeding, and sale of 22 dog breeds deemed “dangerous for human life”, The Indian Express newspaper reported. A third is also hearing a challenge to the circular. While the Karnataka High Court stayed the circular in the territory of the state on Tuesday, the Calcutta High Court ordered a partial stay on the circular on Thursday. The same...
India’s ministry of fisheries, animal husbandry, and dairying has written to the chief secretaries of all states and Union territories to ensure that no permission is given to breed, keep or sell dog breeds considered “dangerous for human life”. The letter, sent by Joint Secretary O.P. Chaudhary, effectively seeks to prohibit the possession, breeding and sale of these dogs. The chief secretary is the top bureaucrat in the government of a state or Union territory....
