In a severe setback to those involves in cockfighting gambling, the High Court at Hyderabad today upheld the ban on cockfighting and extended the ban on cockfights wholly and not just during the Sankranti festival in January. telugu news online, It has directed governments of two Telugu states to ensure no cockfights take place during the Sankranti festival.
The court passed the orders on petitions filed by the Animal Welfare Board of India, Humane Society International/India, People for Animals and other organisations. The petitioners brought to the notice of the court that cockfighting was being conducted every year on Sankranti on January 14 in violation of the ban on the practice and despite court orders passed in the past.
The court passed the orders on petitions filed by the Animal Welfare Board of India, Humane Society International/India, People for Animals and other organisations. The petitioners brought to the notice of the court that cockfighting was being conducted every year on Sankranti on January 14 in violation of the ban on the practice and despite court orders passed in the past.