The Karnataka HC had stayed the circular on March 19, while the Calcutta HC ordered a partial stay just two days later. The Delhi HC, too, on March 21, had sought the Centre’s response to a plea challenging the circular. Here’s what happened.
The Karnataka High Court on Wednesday quashed the circular issued by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department, which bans the rearing of certain breeds of dogs on the.
The Karnataka High Court today overturned a directive by the Centre banning the import, breeding, and sale of specific dog breeds labelled dangerous by an expert committee under the Animal Husbandry Ministry.
The Karnataka High Court has extended till Monday, the stay imposed on the operation of a circular issued by the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department, which bans.
The plea argues that no study was conducted in India to come to the conclusion that the dog breeds in question were ferocious and required to be banned.