Justice Anita Sumanth ordered that the Ministry could continue to collect the objections and comments but should not take any final decision on the issue till June 14. Addtiional Solicitor General (ASG) AR.L. Sundaresan was expected to take instructions by then on issuing a clarification with respect to a public notice issued on May 2, 2024 inviting comments on the subject. For petner senior adv mythili srinivasan argued

Ban on “ferocious” dogs: Madras High Court restrains Centre from taking final decision

The Court said the Animal Husbandry Ministry could continue to collect objections/comments from a cross section of people, but must not take any final decision till June 14

Updated – June 05, 2024 12:59 pm IST

Published – June 05, 2024 12:50 pm IST – CHENNAI

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The Madras High Court on Wednesday restrained the Union Ministry of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry and Dairying from taking a final decision on the ongoing process of collecting objections and comments from a cross section of people on classifying certain breeds of dogs as “ferocious and dangerous to human life” and consequently banning their import and breeding.

Justice Anita Sumanth ordered that the Ministry could continue to collect the objections and comments but should not take any final decision on the issue till June 14. Addtiional Solicitor General (ASG) AR.L. Sundaresan was expected to take instructions by then on issuing a clarification with respect to a public notice issued on May 2, 2024 inviting comments on the subject.

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