Supreme Court of India · 2001-05-01
N.R. NAIR vs UNION OF INDIA .
- Citation / case number
- SC 2000/11714
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Petitioner
- N.R. NAIR
- Respondent
- UNION OF INDIA .
- Bench
- B.N. KIRPAL & U.C. BANERJEE & BRIJESH KUMAR
Judgment text excerpt
The Supreme Court upheld the validity of Section 22 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960, which prohibits the training and exhibition of certain animals including bears, monkeys, tigers, panthers, and lions. The Court found that the Notification issued under this section was not arbitrary and that the Government had properly considered relevant materials before its issuance. The Court emphasized that judicial review does not extend to questioning the correctness of the Government's decision unless there is evidence of ignoring relevant facts or considering irrelevant ones.