Karnataka high court nixes ban on 23 'ferocious' dog breeds, says stakeholders were not consulted

The order was issued by a single judge bench of Justice M Nagaprasanna, which added that the central government has the liberty to issue a revised circular following proper consultation with experts and after adhering to due process.

“It is an admitted fact that none of the stakeholders were heard. The composition of the committee is not in consonance with the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act. The Union of India could not have imposed the ban without a recommendation from a properly constituted committee,” legal news website LiveLaw reported, citing the order.

The judged added that the circular “travels beyond what is found in Animal Birth Control Rules” and “cannot but be held to be contrary to the law and therefore has to be obliterated”.