<p>New Delhi: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> on Friday dismissed a plea against a Bombay High Court order directing the BMC to file FIR against persons feeding pigeons in "kabutarkhanas" (pigeon feeding spots) in the city.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi refused to intervene and said "parallel indulgence" was improper.</p>.<p>The top court said the petitioner could move the high court for the order's modification.</p>.We didn’t order closure of Kabutarkhanas, but public health comes first: Bombay High Court.<p>The top court was hearing an appeal filed by animal enthusiasts and others challenging an order of the Bombay High Court.</p>.<p>The high court observed the issue was over public health and the grave and potential health hazard to people of all ages at large.</p>.<p>The court had previously restrained the BMC from demolishing any of the old heritage kabutarkhanas in the metropolis, but refused to allow feeding of the birds.</p>.<p>The court had then underlined the safety and predominance of human health from the menace created by the congregation of pigeons to be the biggest concern.</p>.<p>The plea was filed by Pallavi Patil, Sneha Visaria and Savita Mahajan, who claimed the BMC started demolishing the feeding spots from July 3 onwards without legal backing.</p>.<p>They argued the BMC's act violated the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> on Friday dismissed a plea against a Bombay High Court order directing the BMC to file FIR against persons feeding pigeons in "kabutarkhanas" (pigeon feeding spots) in the city.</p>.<p>A bench of Justices J K Maheshwari and Vijay Bishnoi refused to intervene and said "parallel indulgence" was improper.</p>.<p>The top court said the petitioner could move the high court for the order's modification.</p>.We didn’t order closure of Kabutarkhanas, but public health comes first: Bombay High Court.<p>The top court was hearing an appeal filed by animal enthusiasts and others challenging an order of the Bombay High Court.</p>.<p>The high court observed the issue was over public health and the grave and potential health hazard to people of all ages at large.</p>.<p>The court had previously restrained the BMC from demolishing any of the old heritage kabutarkhanas in the metropolis, but refused to allow feeding of the birds.</p>.<p>The court had then underlined the safety and predominance of human health from the menace created by the congregation of pigeons to be the biggest concern.</p>.<p>The plea was filed by Pallavi Patil, Sneha Visaria and Savita Mahajan, who claimed the BMC started demolishing the feeding spots from July 3 onwards without legal backing.</p>.<p>They argued the BMC's act violated the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act.</p>