P&H High Court imposes ₹5K cost on NGO alleging non-implementation of animal protection law

The Punjab and Haryana High Court has dismissed a plea by Amritsar-based NGO Zariyaan for Voiceless Welfare Society seeking implementation of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, and directions for free medical aid for injured animals.

A Division Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry noted that similar issues had already been addressed in July 2024 orders and termed the petition “superfluous.”

The Court directed the NGO to deposit ₹5,000 in the Punjab State Legal Services Authority Disaster Relief Fund within seven days. 

[Zariyaan for Voiceless Welfare Society v Union of India and Ors]