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2018

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which state High Court declared animals to be ’legal persons’?
A
Uttar Pradesh
B
Jharkhand
C
Uttarakhand
D
Bihar
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Detailed Solution. The correct answer is Punjab & Haryana. Punjab and Haryana High Court has ruled that all animals are legal persons having the same legal rights as humans.

Detailed explanation-2: -Q. Which High Court has recently declared Animals as legal persons? Notes: The Punjab and Haryana High Court has recently ruled that all animals are legal persons entitled to legal rights like human beings in Haryana.

Detailed explanation-3: -Share this article. The highest court in one of India’s 28 states ruled last month that “Mother Nature” has the same legal status as a human being, which includes “all corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.”

Detailed explanation-4: -Notes: In a unique ruling, the Uttarakhand High Court has recently declared the “entire animal kingdom including avian and aquatic” as legal entities with a distinct persona and corresponding rights, duties and liabilities of a living person.

Detailed explanation-5: -In India, the primary laws related to wildlife are found in the Wildlife Protection Act,1972. The Act prohibits the killing, trapping, poaching, poisoning, or harming of any wild animal or bird. This Act is the first legislation that provides a broad list of endangered wildlife species.

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