Mumbai: In light of the ministry of food and civil supplies’ failure to implement the ban on bullock carts transporting kerosene on Mumbai’s streets despite the government decision two years ago to do so, the People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) India has filed a public interest litigation (PIL) in the Bombay high court.     The PIL is mainly filed under the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act (1960), Prevention of Cruelty to Draught and Pack Animals Rule (1965), and Maharashtra Keeping and Movement of Cattle in Urban Areas Act (1976), along with the Motor Vehicles Act (1988). It is against the state government and major oil companies like Indian Oil Corporation, Hindustan Petroleum and Bharat Petroleum for still using bullock carts in the metropolis, making the animals undergo a lot of pain and suffering.     The government had initially assured PETA India the ban would be implemented by March 31, 2009, as per its earlier government resolution (GR).     “Bullocks have no place in a city like Mumbai; each day these animals are forced to pull heavy loads through congested traffic,” said PETA India’s director of veterinary affairs, Dr Manilal ValliyateAbout 524 bullocks are currently used to transport kerosene from oil ports in Sewri and Wadala to different rationing shops in the city. As a result of the lack of enforcement of the ban on bullock carts, the bullocks have endured tremendous suffering, PETA said. Many animals are underweight and ill; they are kept in filthy conditions, without any shade to protect them from rain or hot sun.