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HC: Crack down on illegal catfish rearing [1]

Bangalore: The high court on Wednesday directed all deputy commissioners and superintendents of police in the state to take action against illegal rearing, selling and transportation of banned fish.

A division bench headed by acting Chief Justice K Sreedhar Rao asked police to invoke Section 133 of Criminal Procedure Code and take stern action against illegal catfish rearing and to file a compliance report to the court within three months.

Publication Date: 
07/02/2013
Times Of India (Bangalore) [2]
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Karnataka [3], Fisheries [4], Fish [5], Public Interest Litigation (PIL) [6], High Court [7]
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