Mangaluru: SC case - sword of uncertainty hangs again over Kambala's future


Daijiworld Media Network - Mangaluru (SP)

Mangaluru, Nov 5: The Supreme Court (SC) has taken up an application moved by People for Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA), questioning the ordinance that allows Kambala sport to be held in Karnataka. With this, Kambala season of coastal Karnataka, which is set to begin soon, is facing another hiccup after the sport went through various hurdles and stoppages during the last couple of years before finally clearing them and ready to take off.

When the application moved by PETCA came up before the court on Saturday November 5, the SC adjourned it to Monday for hearing.

Dr Manilal Valliyate, who represented PETA in the court, submitted in his petition that the way the Kambala ordinance was issued was improper and that it violates law. The application moved by him on September 23 was admitted by the court on October 23. A three-judge bench of the SC comprising Chief Justice, Dr Dipak Misra, Justice A M Kanavilkar and Justice D Y Chandrachud, which took up the petition on Saturday posted the same to Monday.

PETA has named the state government represented by its chief secretary, central government's environment, forest and climate change ministry, and secretary of Indian Animal Welfare Board Chennai as defendants.

The Kambala ordinance was issued by the President on August 20. The ordinance will be in force till January 20, 2018. A bill on this issue needs to be approved in Karnataka assembly and the cabinet meeting has already approved this bill. The same is expected to be moved in the Belagavi session of the legislature. Expecting smooth sailing for these procedures, time table for the Kambala season ahead has already been announced. On November 11, celebratory Kambala is being held at Moodbidri. The future of Kambala now hinges on what turn the petition takes in SC.

Ashok Rai, who has been leading pro-Kambala forces in different courts, is preparing to carry on his legal fight against efforts being made to ban this rural sport in the SC. Founder secretary of Kambala Academy, Gunapal Kadamba, said that PETA had succeeded in bringing stay through Bombay high court in the past as proper rules over bullock carts race had not been framed in the past and that PETA is now fighting against Jallikattu, Kambala etc, claiming that the way in which ammendments to law were brought about by the states are not in order.

  

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    last generation produced good national level sports people from dakshina Kannada...Anand Shetty, Vandana Rao, Ballal etc. Mangaloreans can be good sportsmen if they work towards it...time to forget and move on from Animal sports (kambala, cockfight etc.) and involve in actual sports...

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  • Shekara, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    if Kambla ban is revoked, beef ban should also be revoked.

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  • Rajesh, mangalore

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    Animal Welfare board people doesn't have any work, and corrupt people trying to extract money.

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  • Jagdish, Mumbai, UAE

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    Cows are Protected... Why Buffalo should run... That is the logic. Good Move

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  • Ivar, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    We do not want any form of entertainment by subjecting animals into misery and undue stress.

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  • Francis Saldanha, Bahrain

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    I would rather request/suggest that it is high time the authorities concerned should give a clear mandate to go-ahead of this rural sport of our coastal area without delaying further…

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  • Satya, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    Unlike Jallikattu there is no violence or cruelty to animals at Kambala. It is just like horse racing or ploughing a field. I therefore do not understand why the courts want to ban this rural sport. If they do want to ban it, why not ban horse racing, show jumping or polo also for that matter?

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  • Raj Kumar, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    Horses are natural runners, Buffalo is not. That's the logic.

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  • k b r, Mangala Uru

    Mon, Nov 06 2017

    ಕೋಣಕ್ಕೆ ಪ್ರಾಣ ಸಂಕಟ...ಚಾಟಿ ಹೊಡಿಯುವವನಿಗೆ ಆಟ... ನೋಡುವವರಿಗೆ ಕುಣಿದಾಟ peta-ದವರಿಗೆ ಪರದಾಟ ಅಧಿಕಾರಿಗಳಿಗೆ ಉಭಯ ಸಂಕಟ

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  • Rajesh KR, Mangalore

    Sun, Nov 05 2017

    Our MP will solve this issue in seconds. Just wait and watch.

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