Notice to Mohali civic body over condition of gaushala
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, December 9
The Punjab and Haryana High Court today put the Mohali Municipal Corporation on notice over a petition filed in the public interest for monitoring the activities of a cow shelter (gaushala) at the Industrial Phase-I to save animals there from starvation and death because of alleged “negligent behaviour”.
The notice by the High Court Bench of Chief Justice Ravi Shanker Jha and Justice Arun Palli came on the PIL filed by Udit Bhatia through counsel Anurag Chopra and Meghna Nagpal. Appearing before the Bench through videoconferencing, Chopra and Nagpal sought directions to the MC and other respondents to establish a committee for creating a proper procurement mechanism and making sure the donations were being used only for the welfare of animals at the gaushala. Directions were also sought to the respondents to improve the condition of animals living in gaushala and for urgently taking necessary steps to stop cruelty on the animals.
The Bench was told that no step whatsoever had been taken for the protection and welfare of animals at gaushala. “There is no other alternative but to approach this Court for seeking direction to the respondent to take effective measures as stated in the petition for the protection and improvement of environment,” read the PIL.
