Supreme Court · 2014 INSC 370 · Decided 7 May 2014
Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja & ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2014 INSC 370 · [2014] 6 S.C.R. 646
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 5387/2014
- Decided
- 7 May 2014
- Bench
- K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN, PINAKI CHANDRA GHOSE (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Disposed off
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 51A(g), 3, 11
Headnote
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960: ss.3 and 11of PCA Act read with Art. 51-A of the Constitution - Conducting of Jal/ikattu and Bullock cart races in States of Tamil Nadu and Maharashtra - Held: s. 3 casts a duty on the person in-charge or care of animal to prevent 0 infliction of unnecessary pain or suffering - Primary duty on persons-in-charge or care of animal is to ensure the well-being of the animal -'Well-being' means state of being comfortable, healthy or happy - s.3 gives a corresponding right to the animal to ensure its we/I-being - Bulls cannot be performing
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