#Animal Welfare Law

The Punjab & Haryana High Court dismissed a PIL seeking action against dog fighting, ruling that citizens can directly file FIRs under Section 31 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, as the offences are cognizable. The Court held that existing district-level SPCAs fulfill the state’s enforcement obligations, making judicial intervention unnecessary.

The High Court of Telangana declines to initiate contempt for alleged non-compliance, emphasizing that mere allegations without proven wilful defiance cannot trigger contempt jurisdiction.