Chief Secretary to Government of A.P. and others, Appellants v. P.K. Jain and others, Respondents.

P. V. REDDI AND RAMESH MADHAV BAPAT, JJ.

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (59 of 1960), Section 11 - A.P. prohibition of Cow Slaughter and Animal Preservation Act (11 of 1977), Section 17 - Stray animals - Sale in public auction - Cannot be resorted to when voluntary Organisations were willing to take over such animals, maintain them and account for them. (Source: AIR 1999 Andhra Pradesh 306)