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Aug 21 2001 (HC)

Ajanta Circus Vs. the Union of India (Uoi) and ors.

Court : Patna

..... government of india, in the department of environment and forest, issued notification dated 14-10-1998 (annexure-1) under section 22 of the prevention of cruelty to animals act, 1960 (hereinafter referred to as 'the act') putting restriction on exhibition or training as performing animals, namely, bears, monkeys, tigers, panthers and lions with effect from the date of publication of the ..... according to them, on cancellation of the ownership certificate, keeping in view the provisions of section 39 of the wildlife (protection) act, the wild animal in custody of the circuses becomes the state property and the same has to be surrendered within ..... the apex court held that the act is silent with regard to the ownership of the animals with respect to whom a notification under section 22 is issued, but inasmuch as the circus owners keep the animals only for the purpose of training and exhibition them it must follow that they cannot retain them for ..... according to the case of the respondents themselves, wild animals in the custody of the circus became the state property under section 39 of the act and the same are to be surrendered within forty- ..... authorities are not justifiea in requiring the petitioner to take proper health care of the animals, give the animals healthy diet and maintain their enclosures properly at their cost despite prohibiting their exhibition by the petitioner, more so when the respondents claim that the animals became the state property under section 39 of the act.17. .....

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May 25 2012 (HC)

Babu Vs. the State of Bihar

Court : Patna

..... case no.185 of 2008 by the chief judicial magistrate, kishanganj by which the learned magistrate has taken cognizance against the petitioner under sections 414, 419/34 of the indian penal code and 11(1)(d) of the prevention of cruelty to animal act. .....

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Mar 19 2002 (HC)

R. Usha Vs. State of Bihar and ors.

Court : Patna

..... cattle pounds; prevention of cruelty to animals. 16. ..... a lip service amendment has been made in the bihar and orissa municipal act, 1922 (section 51b) but without noticing the details mentioned in article 243zd of constitution. 9 ..... the court is being told that if the corporate entity of the regional development authority (under the bihar reglonal development authority act 1981) were to be seen, then from top to bottom it is nothing but state functionaries, there is no content which would reflect this authority is part of a self-governing institution ..... a survey sample of the water supply in sections of the city has shown e-coli content. ..... a semblance of inviting objections on the draft plan is contained in the act (section 21). 8. ..... responsibility of the development authority for planning (and execution) of schemes relating to development areas is provided in this act (section 12). ..... the court was invited to see sections of the city and perceive for itself the violation of building laws by buildings constructed and the constructions in progress ..... the vip section, the section where the ministers, the bureaucrats and the judges reside, and the quarter where the raj bhavan is, has a touch of luteyn's ..... the development authorities in bihar (bihar regional development authority act 1981) have cleverly kept the mandate of the constitution away from ..... the bihar regional development authority act 1981 does not even recognise institutions of self government as the constitution of india desires it to be .....

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