A split verdict has been delivered by the Gauhati High Court on two writ petitions seeking a ban on the sale of dog meat in Nagaland.
One judge upheld the court's order allowing the sale and consumption of dog meat, while another quashed the 2023 order that allowed the commercial sale of dog meat in restaurants.
The Nagaland government had banned the commercial import, trading of dogs, and dog markets in 2020, but the ban was challenged in court.
The Gauhati High Court had previously quashed the ban order in 2023, ruling that the chief secretary of Nagaland was not the appropriate authority to issue the ban.
