The High Court of Karnataka on Tuesday stayed the operation of a circular issued by the Union government banning 23 breeds of ‘ferocious and dangerous’ dogs.
However, the court clarified that the stay of the circular, issued on March 12 by the Animal Husbandry and Dairying Department of the Central government, would be limited only to Karnataka.
Justice M. Nagaprasanna passed the interim order on a petition filed by King Solomon David and Mardona Jones, both residents of Bengaluru. The High Court also directed the Central government to produce those documents, based on which the circular for banning the dog breeds was issued, for examining the prior consultation process.
