SC Refuses to Interfere With Karnataka HC Ruling Allowing Kambala Across State

People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta) Vs State of Karnataka & Ors. (Supreme Court of India) A public interest litigation was filed seeking directions to restrain the State of Karnataka from granting permission for bull races, including the event known as “Kambala,” outside the rural districts of Dakshina Kannada and Udupi. The petitioner also sought enforcement of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (PCA Act) and relied on the observations of the Supreme Court in Animal Welfare Board of India v. Union of India (2023). Read Karnataka HC Judgment in this case: No...