Former Chief Justice of India Dipak Misra and some retired judges of the Supreme Court and the Delhi High Court have written to the Centre, urging it to come out with rules for the welfare of hens which are kept in small battery cages.
Expressing concern over the condition of hens, the former judges wrote separate letters to the Secretary of the Environment Ministry, requesting that "sufficient space is provided for a hen to stand up, turn around, spread wings, nest in private, perch and dust-bathe without hindrance."