Supreme Court of India
Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja & Ors.
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From the headnote
Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960: ss.3 and 11of PCA Act read with Art. 51- 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 upon an animal 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
Authorities it was built on
- 1979 M. Karunanidhi v. Union of India
- 2005 State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Kureshi Kassab Jamat and Ors.
- 2000 Jaya Gokul Educational Trust v. The Commissioner and Secretary to Government Higher Education Department, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala State and Anr.
- 2002 N. Adithayan v. The Travancore Devaswom Board and Ors.
- 2012 T.N. Godavarman Thirumulpad v. Union of India & Others
- 2012 T.N. Godavarman Thirumalpad v. Union of India & Others
- 2001 Nair and Ors. v. Union of India and Ors.
Where later benches applied it
- 2023 The Animal Welfare Board of India and Ors. v. Union of India & Anr
- 2018 The Animal Welfare Board of India & Ors. v. Union of India & Ors.
Of those, 2 referred to
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