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Court allows prize-winning dog to be exhibited

The Afghan hound Karakush in Champagne

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted two Bangalore-based dog-lovers to exhibit their prize-winning dog in the dog shows to be conducted by the Kennel Club of India (KCI) on February 8, 15 and 22 and in different places in the country.

A three-judge Bench of Chief Justice K.G. Balakrishnan, Justice P. Sathasivam and Justice J.M. Panchal allowed the appellants, K.S. Nagaraj Shetty and N. Kalpana Shetty, by staying a Madras High Court order affirming an order passed by VIII Assistant Judge, City Civil Court, restraining them from taking their dogs for participation in dog shows.

When senior counsel Mukul Rohatgi mentioned the matter before the Bench, it granted stay of the impugned order.

After granting the stay, the Bench directed the matter to be listed for further hearing on February 16.

Acting on a suit filed by R. Gopinath, a dog-fancier and not a member of the KCI, a Chennai court restrained the appellants from exhibiting their dogs in any dog show. Justice S. Palanivelu of the Madras High Court initially stayed the trial court’s order but later vacated it.

The present appeal is directed against the High Court order dated January 28.

According to the petitioner, the dogs of Agrani Kennels have won the “Dog of the Year” award for three consecutive years, from 2004-07.

“Their prize entry is the Afghan hound Karakush in Champagne, also called Eric, which has been the lead dog in the championship shows till today.”

They had now been deprived of participation in view of the injunction.

They said the season would end on February 22 and at the end, the dog with the maximum points would be selected as the ‘Dog of the Year’ and the prestigious ‘Hindu trophy for the Dog of the Year’ would be awarded.

The SLP sought quashing of the High Court order and an interim stay of its operation.

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