Dharam Chand Chaudhary, Judge. (Oral)

The writ petition has been filed with the following prayers:

(a) This Hon’ble Court may ban the practice of bull fights/animal versus animal fights/human versus animal fights/birds fights across the State of Himachal Pradesh and direct the State Government and concerned officials like the Deputy Commissioner, Superintendent of Police, SDO and other officials to implement the said ban accordingly.

(b) That there should also be a complete ban on the illegal betting that goes on during the event of bill fighting/animal versus animal fights/human versus animal fights/birds fights.

(c) That any person organizing, abetting, inciting, betting and being willing spectators in the event of bull fights/animal versus animal fights/human versus animal fights/birds fights should be dealt with most strictly in accordance with the law.

(d) There should be a direction that the general public should be made aware and sensitized against the practice of bull fights/animal versus animal fights/human fights/bird fights through media both print and electronic.”

2. The petitioner claims herself to be an animal rights activist and has been working for animal r