Paws over property: Delhi High Court says pets are family, returns dogs to adoptive owners
Modifying the orders of the trial court, Justice Girish Kathpalia directed that three rescued pet dogs be returned to their adoptive owners. (AI image) Background
Modifying the orders of the trial court, Justice Girish Kathpalia directed that three rescued pet dogs be returned to their adoptive owners. (AI image) Background: Rescue, Adoption, and Dispute “The issue of custody of the rescued dogs… cannot be treated at par with the issue of custody of an inanimate object.” “One cannot ignore the emotional bond that gets created between the person adopting the pet and the pet itself.” “emotional trauma which those voiceless animals would be undergoing.” Limited Scope: Not Deciding Ownership or Cruelty “Presently, the issue is not as to whether the respondent was or is treating the dogs with cruelty; that would be in the domain of the trial court.” Settlement in Interest of Animals “in the interest of those three dogs.” For Petitioner: Ms. Puja Anand and Ms. Manisha Parmar, Advocates with petitioners in person.
For Respondent: Mr. Anand V. Khatri, ASC for State with SI Sumit and HC Ravi Bansal, PS Jagatpuri. Mr. Siddharth Chaturvedi and Mr. Mayank Sharma,
Advocates for R-3 with R-3 in person. (The author of this article, Vatsal Chandra is a Delhi-based Advocate practicing before the courts of Delhi NCR.)
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