IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE ANTONY DOMINIC TUESDAY, THE 4TH SEPTEMBER 2007 / 13TH BHADRA 1929 WP(C).No. 6308 of 2004(A) ------------------------------------- PETITIONER: ------------------ RAGINI M.K. W/O. V.K. SASEENDRAN, SRI DURGA, WEST STREET, TC 57/1722, FORT, TRIVANDRUM. BY ADV. SRI.K.A.SALIL NARAYANAN RESPONDENTS: ------------------------ 1. UNION OF INDIA, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY, ANIMAL WELFARE DIVISION, MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, 8TH FLOOR, CONNAUGHT PALACE, NEW DELHI-1 2. THE STATE OF KERALA, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY TO GOVERNMENT, DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT, GOVT. SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM 3. DIRECTOR URBAN AFFAIRS, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 4. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ANIMAL HUSBANDRY, SECRETARIATE, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 5. THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. 6. THE TRIVANDRUM CORPORATION- REPRESENTED BY ITS SECRETARY. BY GOVERNMENT PLEADER SRI. BENJAMIN PAUL THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING BEEN FINALLY HEARD ON 04/09/2007, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: WPC.NO.6308/2004 A APPENDIX PETITIONER'S EXHIBITS: EXT.P1: COPY OF THE ANIMAL BIRTH CONTROL (DOGS) RULES 2001. EXT.P2: CIRCULAR NO.25112/D3/02/LSGD DTD. 03/07/02 ISSUED BY 2ND RESPONDENT WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION. EXT.P3: CIRCULAR NO.34657/D/LSGD DTD. 02/08/02 ISSUED BY THE 2ND RESPONDENT WITH ENGLISH TRANSLATION. EXT.P4: COPY OF THE NOTICE ISSUED BY THE PETITIONER'S COUNSEL TO THE MAYOR OF THE 6TH RESPONDENT CORPORATION. /TRUE COPY/ P.A.TO JUDGE Kss ANTONY DOMINIC,J. ------------------------- W.P ( C) No. 6308 of 2004 -------------------------- Dated this the 4th day of September, 2007 J U D G M E N T This writ petition is filed praying for a direction to the 2nd respondent to implement Exhibit-P1 Rules. In the statement filed by the 6th respondent , it is stated that the 6th respondent has implemented the provisions of the Animal Birth Control (Dogs) Rules, 2001, while dealing with the stray dogs in the Trivandrum City. Recording the above statement of the 6th respondent, this writ petition is closed. (ANTONY DOMINIC, JUDGE) ma K.THANKAPPAN,J CRL.A. NO.92 OF 1999 ORDER 25th May, 2007