Power!

Now that's a court with power:

"The Hindustan Times newspaper said Friday the Delhi High Court had passed an order instructing city authorities to offer money to rid the Indian capital of the cattle menace."

I'm not an expert on Indian law--and as regular readers know, I'm always one to admit my limitations--but can you imagine even a state court with full common law powers in the U.S. instructing state officials to offer money to deal with a public nuisance? I mean, state courts may issue orders, and even money awards, against public nuisances, but to pro-actively order cash awards for private action against . . . roaming cows. Not even in "Cowlorado."

But, a wise man once told me, it's not the courts, even the High Courts, that get you in the end, but the hordes of monkeys:

"An estimated 35,000 cows and buffaloes roam free in the capital, sharing space with hordes of monkeys, camels and stray dogs. Traffic routinely comes to a halt to allow animals to amble across highways, leading to accidents and sometimes deaths."

Don't even get me started on stray dog stories.