Shooting The Bullock Cart Race Murud Janjira - Gudi Padwa 2013, a photo by firoze shakir photographerno1 on Flickr.
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SC lifts ban on bullock cart races
Wednesday, Feb 20, 2013, 4:00 IST | Place: DNA | Agency: DNA
Mustafa Plumber
Imposes conditions on such events to prevent cruelty against animals.
In an interim order sure to upset animal welfare activists, the Supreme Court on February 15 lifted the ban imposed on bullock cart races. But it imposed certain conditions to be adhered to by the event organisers.
A division bench of justice KS Radhakrishnan and justice Dipak Mishra overturned the Bombay HC order which had upheld the state ban.
The SC was hearing a special leave petition filed by one Shivajirao Patil and Khed Taluka Chalak Malak Sangh. Patil had challenged the 2012 HC order which rejected the plea for allowing non-castrated bulls to take part in the races. The Sangh had filed a review petition in November stating that if no tickets were being sold, they didn’t fall under the purview of the notification issued by the Centre and state.
As per the conditions, there should be a separate track for every cart; the cartmen can swirl the whip in the air and hit it on the ground, but not use it on the bull; a veterinary doctor should first inspect all participating bulls to ensure they are in good physical condition and not intoxicated. Penal action could be taken against those found to have subjected any bull to cruelty during the races.
President of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Anil Katariya said, “There can be no race without cruelty to animals. We will have to see how many cases of violation are reported.”
My friend Habib sent me this message , and on receiving it I decided to cut short my Gujrat trip , I headed to Mumbai a 16 hour bus trip an hour rest and I was on my way to Alibagh by speedboat , I had my breakfast at Sumangal Alibagh and than reached Murud Janjira in Habibs car .. along with his daughter Nisa Fatima and his wife.
I shot the Bullock cart race with Habib Nasser and returned home in his car past midnight.
This is my new set at Flickr.com
