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The Great Royal Circus, Rep. by Mr. M. Pavithran, Power Agent of Mr. A ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : AIR2003Mad354

..... after taking me through the definition of 'cruelty' in section 11 of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 and rules thereunder and also the impugned letter of the first respondent, learned counsel for the petitioner contended that the respondents have no jurisdiction to verify the conditions of the animals particularly chimpanzees and the present impugned order cannot be sustained ..... after receiving the above said adverse report from blue cross of india, chennai, the first respondent by drawing the attention to the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 and rules made thereunder and the provisions of performing animals (registration) rules 2001, addressed the impugned letter to the petitioner, conveying their inability to issue a certificate in respect of the performance of the animal particularly chimpanzees.10. ..... , prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 and the rules thereunder, it cannot be disputed that it is mandatory on the circus company like the petitioner to obtain a certificate of registration from the animal welfare board of india, chennai and for performing animals under animals (registration) rules 2001 ..... though learned counsel for the petitioner has brought to my notice the certificate issued by the concerned doctor, health conditions of the animals particularly chimpanzees, in the light of the adverse report by the second respondent as narrated in paragraph 1 of the impugned letter of the first respondent, i am unable to accept the claim of the .....

People for Elemination of Stray Troubles by Its Convener Dr. Rosario M ...

Court : Mumbai

Reported in : 2009(1)BomCR501

..... circumstances and seriusness of the problem, the danger posed and menace caused by stray dogs, resort can be had to the provisions of sub-section (3) of section 11 of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 and the relevant provisions of the bombay/maharashtra & goa municipalities acts and other enactments, and whether inspite of the aforesaid provisions of section 11(3) of the prevention of cruelty to animals act and other acts referred to above, the killing of dogs has to be totally prohibited, the learned counsel mrs.norma alvares has firstly referred to articles 51 & ..... the owner. apart from the other definitions,, clause (h) of section 2 defines the term 'prescribed' which means prescribed by rules made under the act of 1960.148.1 chapter ii consists of sections 4 to 10 and they deal with establishment of animal welfare board of india (for short, 'the board'), its constitution, term of office and conditions of service of members of the board, appointment of a secretary and other employees of the board, functions of the ..... human being. this definition is pari materia with the definition of the term 'animal' under section 47 ..... ors. : 2003crilj4335 has observed, the term 'nuisance' as used in law is not a term capable of exact definition and it has been pointed out by halsbury's laws of england that; 'even in the present day there is not entire agreement as to whether certain acts or omissions shall be classed as nuisance or whether they do not rather fall under other divisions .....

V.K. Venkitachalam Vs. State of Kerala, represented by its Principal S ...

Court : Kerala

..... with regard to the 2012 rules, it has been pleaded that in section 21 of the the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 the term 'exhibit' is defined to mean exhibit at any entertainment, to which the public are admitted through sale of tickets, and 'train' means training for the purpose of any such exhibition ..... - in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960(59 of 1960), and in supersession of the notification of the government of india in the erstwhile ministry of social justice and empowerment ..... case emerge from the pleadings of the parties are: the petitioner, claiming concern for the protection of elephants and their well-being, has filed this public interest litigation for implementation of the performing animals (registration) rules, 2001(hereinafter referred to as '2001 rules') which has been framed under section 38(1) and (2) of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as '1960 act'). 3. ..... parliament to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and for the purpose of amending the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals has enacted the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 . ..... there is no dispute that elephant is covered within the definition of section 2(c). ..... the definition given under section 21 is an exclusive definition which provides that exhibit means exhibit at any entertainment, to which the public are admitted through sale of tickets .....

Mahaveer Bishnoi Vs. State and Ors

Court : Rajasthan Jodhpur

..... as per the petitioner in light of the provisions of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as 'the act of 1960') the race so organised is a cruelty towards the animals, hence deserves to be stopped. ..... contesting the petition for writ learned additional advocate general shri s.s.ladrecha submits that the 'tonga race' is an important cultural event of district nagaur and is a part of folk tradition wherein animals play a vital role, therefore, it cannot be banned or regulated in form of banning the modes of celebration of the people. ..... the 'tonga race' also causes huge strain and stress which is nothing but cruelty as defined under section 11 of the act of 1960. ..... while placing reliance upon the judgment of hon'ble supreme court in animal welfare board of india v.a.nagaraja, (2014).scc547 it is asserted that the 'tonga race' is an avoidable non-essential human activity organised to ignore welfare of horses solely for human ..... per the petitioner the 'tonga race' on both the days happens in presence of thousands of persons and the participating tonga riders (coachwans) with an anxiety to win the race commit cruelty with the animal pulling tonga. ..... the above it is also stated that the district administration is taking all necessary care to tackle the problem of traffic and also to ensure that no cruelty be caused to the animals. ..... , the culture of district nagaur is basically full of folk tradition wherein 'animals' play a pivotal role in their day today life. .....

S.Kannan Vs. 1.The Commissioner of Police,

Court : Chennai

..... from the above provision, it is clear that section 11 (a) of prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 prohibits treating any animal in any way which causes unnecessary pain suffering etc. ..... the hon'ble supreme court while examining the conduct of jallikattu and bullock-cart races with particular reference to the provisions of the prevention of cruelty to animals act 1960 and tamil nadu regulation of jallikattu act 2009, in the above judgement held that the animals have right against the human beings not to be tortured and against the infliction of unnecessary pain or sufferings. ..... this court in the said circumstances will have to weigh the relative cause and effect in the light of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960, namely ".the pleasure derived by the human beings". ..... taking into consideration of the unnecessary pain or suffering caused to the animals, parliament passed the enactment ".prevention of cruelty to animals act 1960".. ..... a.nagaraja & ors in c.a.no.5387 of 2014 dated 7.5.2014, which held that jallikattu and bullock-cart race and such events per se violate sections 3 and 11 (1) (a) and 11(1)(m)(ii) of prevention of cruelty to animals act except under section 11(3) and 28 of pca act.15. ..... definition of ".animal". ..... has been given an expanded definition and any disturbance from the basic environment which includes all forms of life, including animal life, which are necessary for human life, fall within the meaning of article 21 of the constitution. .....

Animal Welfare Board of India Vs. A. Nagaraja and ors.

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... violation this is a violation of section 11(1)(a) of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960, which prohibits treating any animal in a way that causes unnecessary pain or suffering, and section 11(1)(h), which states that failing to provide animals with sufficient food, drink or shelter is an act of cruelty.9. ..... violation this is a violation of section 11(1)(a) of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960, which prohibits treating any animal in a way that causes unnecessary pain or suffering, and section 11(1)(d), which prohibits conveying any animal in such a manner or position as to cause unnecessary pain or suffering.8. ..... violation this is a violation of section 11(1)(a) of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960, which prohibits treating any animal in a way that causes unnecessary pain or suffering, and section 11(1)(f), which prohibits trying an animal for an unreasonable time with an unreasonably short rope.7 ..... , are also increased in the broader sense of technical definitions of bulls prohibited under this act which must be prohibited for usage as sort sporting / animal sporting/ fighting / right sports related training. ..... article 21 of the constitution, while safeguarding the rights of humans, protects life and the word life has been given an expanded definition and any disturbance from the basic environment which includes all forms of life, including animal life, which are necessary for human life, fall within the meaning of article 21 of the constitution. .....

The Animal Welfare Board Of India Vs. Union Of India

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... were held to be contrary to the provisions of sections 3, 11(1)(a) and (m) of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 ( 1960 act ) which is a statute enacted by the parliament ..... main statute would be revealed from the comparative table given below:- provisions the prevention of the prevention of the prevention of the prevention of cruelty to animals cruelty to animals cruelty to animals cruelty to animals act, 1960 (tamil nadu (karnataka second (maharashtra ( principal act ) amendment) act, amendment) act, amendment) act, 2017 2017 2017 scope an act to prevent the an act to amend the an act further to an act to amend the infliction of prevention of cruelty amend the prevention of cruelty unnecessary pain or to animals act, 1960 prevention of cruelty to animals act, suffering on animals so as to preserve the to animals act, 1960 1960, in its and for that purpose cultural heritage of in its application to application to the to amend the law ..... in the definition clause of the 1960 act and amended section 11(3) of the same statute, adding ..... the maharashtra act also the source of bullock cart race has been identified to be the tradition and culture of specified parts of that state in the definition clause of ..... so far as the karnataka amendment act is concerned, in the definition clauses of bulls race or bullock cart race and kambala , they have been described as part of tradition and ..... in order to come to a definitive conclusion on this question, some kind of trial on evidence .....

Jadugar Anand Vs. State of M.P. and ors.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : 2003(1)MPHT297; 2003(1)MPLJ231

..... now, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 22 of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 (59 of 1960), and in supersession of the notification of the government of india in the erstwhile ministry of environment and forests g.s.r. no. ..... the central government by virtue of powers conferred bysection 22 of the prevention of cruelty on animals act, 1960 (for short 'the act') has issued a notification p-3 dated 14th october, 1998, thereby placing ban on exhibition and training of performing animals which include bear 6. ..... the preamble of the act makes it clear that the legislature intended to prevent the infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering on animals and for that purpose to amend the law relating to the prevention of cruelty to animals. ..... by the notification in question dated 14-10-1998 scope of previous notification has been enlarged and prohibition has been carved out on the five categories of animals specified from being exhibited or trained as a performing animal and this notification has to be read in the context of definition 'exhibit' and 'train' as mentioned in section 21. ..... applying the said definition to the instant case, magic show is held by the petitioner and in that the bear is used as an exhibit, magic is a form of entertainment to which the public are admitted through sale of tickets for the purpose of exhibition. .....

M.R. Ajayan Vs. State of Kerala, represented by The Chief Secretary To ...

Court : Kerala

..... whether in view of the provisions of the prevention of cruelty to animals act 1960 and the rules framed thereunder including the animal birth control (dogs) rules 2001, the power exercised by the local authorities under the municipal laws/panchayat laws shall stand overridden and for killing a stray dog the provisions of 1960 act and the rules 2001 have to be followed ? ..... art.21 of the constitution, while safeguarding the rights of humans, protects life and the word "life" has been given an expanded definition and any disturbance from the basic environment which includes all forms of life, including animal life, which are necessary for human life, fall within the meaning of art.21 of the constitution. ..... it is submitted that since extermination or destruction of any animal is excepted from the definition of cruelty, which extermination or destruction being under authority of any law, the local authority is still with power to exterminate or destruct any animal including stray dogs. 50. ..... section 11(3)(c) at best takes out extermination or destruction of animals under authority of any law for the time being in force out of the definition of cruelty as given in section 11(3). .....

Madras Pinjrapole Vs. their Workmen and anr.

Court : Chennai

Reported in : (1967)IILLJ399Mad

..... wa passed at the meeting:resolved that as the alms and objects of the madras pinjrapole require to be expanded to cover the protection of dry cows which are not necessarily old and infirm, the society for the prevention of cruelty to animals be requested to call an extraordinary general body meeting for the purpose of amending the alms and objects of the institution accordingly, all though in actual practice the institution has in the past given admissions to and in maintaining ..... . the court, after considering the definition of 'workman' under section 2(s) of the act, held that the whole body of employees with whose co-operative the work of imparting education was carried on by educational institutions did not fall within the purview of section 2(s) and any disputes between them and the institutions which employed them were outside the scope of the act ..... 147 of 1960 vide : (1962)iillj472mad , a bench of this court held that, though the institution itself might not be an industry, a separate activity of such institution, which comprised an individual unit of activity such as, for instance, a dairy farm, could fall within the definition. ..... . hospital mazdoor sabha : (1960)illj251sc (vide supra), considered the question whether the work carried on by an educational institution could be said to be work carried on by it with the assistance of labour or co-operation of teachers .....