Rajiv Sharma, J.

The present petition has been filed pro bono publico for the protection and welfare of animals. The petitioner has sought directions to the respondents to restrict the movement of horse carts/tongas from Nepal to India and from India to Nepal through Banbasa, District Champawat, India. Petitioner has prayed that there should be provisions for vaccination, medical checkup of the horses for suspected infections before entering into the Indian territory from Nepal and for regulating the traffic on the border areas. The route starts from Banbasa, District Champawat, Uttarakhand, India to Mahendra Nagar, Nepal. It runs over 14 Kms. (7 Kms. in India and 7 Kms. in Nepal). The route of 7 Kms. in India along with the width of the road is as under:-