Summary:
The President approved the promulgation of the prevention of cruelty to animals (Karnataka Amendment) Ordinance, 2017, making Kambala legal in Karnataka. Kambala is a folk sport, held traditionally under the auspices local land lords and households, in coastal Karnataka. New Delhi [India]: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday promulgated the ordinance legalizing the traditional ‘Kambala’ sport. Earlier in February, the Karnataka Government had passed an amendment bill in the state assembly to legalise the traditional buffalo race Kambala. Earlier in November 2016, the Karnataka High Court banned the sport through an interim order..