BOSE, VIVIAN
CITATION:
1958 AIR 731 1959 SCR 629
ACT:
Cow slaughter-Legislation Placing total ban-If
Constitutional -Directive Principles of State Policy, value ... Bihar II of 1956)-U. P. Preve lion of
Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 (U. P. 1 of 1956)-C. P. and Berar
Animal Preservation
State Government enacted the Bombay Animal
Preservation Act, 1948 and prohibited slaughter of animals which
were useful for milch, breeding or agricultural purposes. This ... being in force or any usage to the contrary, no
person shall slaughter or cause to be
slaughtered any animal unless, he has
obtained
SCALE (1)492
ACT:
Tax and fee, contradistinction-Fees for slaughtering
animals at slaughter houses enhanced by the Municipal
Corporation, eightfold Legality of the enhancement ... Whether
the enhanced fee for slaughtering animals was wholly
disproportionate to the cost of the services and supervision
and therefore
mainly for export purposes. The company with a view
to establish a slaughter house in Rudraram village, in the Medak
District of the State ... Andhra Pradesh, permission was granted to the company to run a
slaughter house on the selected site on 29th June 1989.
Prior to this permission
also made
for restraining the respondents to use the land for
slaughter house or abattoir by respondent No.5. Pending
adjudication of the main petition ... utilising any
part or portion of land in question for any slaughter house/
abattoir and restraining the respondent No.4 from allowing
respondent
safeguarding the interests of the persons engaged in the business
of slaughter and sale of livestock, mutton etc. It is alleged that it is
functioning ... time to time, taken decisions/passed
resolutions for closure of the municipal slaughter houses in Ahmedabad
during the period of the Paryushan festival (which
India-Article 19(1)(8)-Notification by State
having effect of banning slaughter of bulls and bullocks-If
violative of the fundamental right under ... HEADNOTE:
Certain bye-laws framed by the Jabalpur Municipality, which
permitted the slaughter of various animals including bulls
-and bullocks, were confirmed by the respondent
large number of public duties and functions to perform;
maintenance of slaughter house being one of them. Chapter XVI of the Act
inter alia provides ... regulation of slaughter houses. Sections 422 and 423
of the said Act, which are relevant for the purpose of this case are set out
herein
Standing Orders issued directing closure of
slaughter house on seven specified days in a year - Whether
violates fundamental right to carry on trade.
HEADNOTE:
Section ... powers extends to fixation of days and
hours during which any market, slaughter house or stock-yard
may be kept open for use. The appellant
years and bullocks below
the age of 16 years can not be slaughtered was deleted. By this amendment
the age restriction was totally taken away ... that means that no bull and
bullock irrespective of age shall be slaughtered. This amendment was
challenged before the Gujarat High Court. The Gujarat High
