Supreme Court puts three-month stay on cattle slaughter
A bench led by Chief Justice of India J S Khehar said the stay order by the Madras High Court will be extended to the whole of the country.
“Needless to say that the interim direction issued by the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court shall continue and extend to the entire country,” the bench said.
The apex court said the Government will have to give sufficient time for implementation of the new rules and it should enable the aggrieved people to move the court once the new rules are notified.
The SC bench, however, disposed of the plea filed by the All India Jamiatul Quresh Action Committee challenging the constitutional validity of the May 23 notification that promulgated ban on the sale of cattle (cows, bulls, buffaloes, camels, heifers) for culling and also restrains sacrificing the animals for religious purposes.
The court rejected Additional Solicitor General P S Narasimha's request for not issuing any stay order considering that the Government is examining the rules.
"“Livelihood cannot be subjected to uncertainties.” It said that the government could go ahead and notify the new rules but the operation of the current rules will stay for the entire country," the top court said.
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