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Feb 25 1957 (HC)

Md. Yakub Mallik Vs. Commissioner of the Garden Reach Municipality and ...

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : AIR1957Cal460,61CWN479

..... it appears that there is a slaughter house of which the petitioner is a part owner, and this has been licensed by the municipality, and the slaughter house obtained the requisite certificate as provided for in section 4 of the west bengal animal slaughter control act 1950 (act xii of 1950). ..... it is stated therein that for the enforcement of the animal slaughter control act 1950, in its letter and spirit, license for a separate stockyard under section 407 of the bengal municipal act 1932 is being given to jonab harun rashid and ahamadur rahman on certain terms and conditions. ..... that notice states that for the strict enforcement of the animal slaughter control act, 1950, it is ordered that all animals intended for slaughter should be produced for proper examination in the stockyard of jonab harun rashid and ahamadur rahman and no animal should be passed for slaughter if the same be not kept under observation in the above stockyard for at least 24 hours before examination. ..... west bengal animal slaughter con-trol act, a certificate has to be obtained from the president of the municipality etc. ..... this circular lavs down the model condition for the grant or withdrawal of licenses for slaughter houses and clause 7 lays dawn that there shall be a quarantine pen maintained for the purposes of the slaughter house where animals which show signs of developing any disease communicable to human beings may be isolated for observation. .....

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Apr 23 1958 (SC)

Mohd. Hanif Quareshi and ors. Vs. the State of Bihar

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1958SC731; [1959]1SCR629

..... thus the assam cattle protection act, 1950, the bombay animal preservation act, 1948, the west bengal animal slaughter control act, 1950, the hyderabad slaughter of animal act, 1950, the travancore-cochin notification permit slaughter of cattle and buffaloes over specified years of age. ..... , there is now a total ban on the slaughter of 'cows' which by the new definition includes a male or female calf of a cow ..... and berar animal preservation act, 1949, as it originally stood, the slaughter of all categories of animals mentioned in the original schedule were only controlled by the requirement of a certificate from the appropriate authority before the actual slaughter, by the amending act xxiii of 1951, a total ban was imposed on the slaughter of 'cows' which was then defined as including only a female calf of a cow and the slaughter of all other categories of animals coming within the original schedule was controlled and finally after the amending act x of 1956 .....

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Nov 16 1994 (SC)

State of West Bengal, Etc. Vs. Ashutosh Lahiri and Others

Court : Supreme Court of India

Reported in : AIR1995SC464; JT1995(7)SC443; 1994(4)SCALE979; (1995)1SCC189; [1994]Supp5SCR515

..... under the act, provides that provisions of the west bengal animal slaughter control act, 1950, shall not apply to the slaughter of any animal for religious, medicinal or research purpose subject to the condition that such slaughter does not affect the religious sentiment of the neighbours of the person or persons performing such slaughter and that the previous permission of the state government or any officer authorised by it is obtained before the slaughter. ..... had filed the writ petition before the calcutta high court, challenging the validity of exemption of slaughter of scheduled animal, namely, cows, from the operation of the west bengal animal slaughter (control) act, 1950 (hereinafter referred to as the 'act') bakri-idd day. ..... even this aspect is not relevant for deciding the parameters of section 12 of the west bengal act, even if that be the position in gujarat presently, which is not so according to the learned counsel ..... hand learned counsel for the original writ petitioners, respondents in these appeals, contended that the act is meant for controlling the slaughter of animals including the cows and buffaloes and this is with the object of increasing the supply of milk and avoiding the wastage of animal power necessary for improvement of agriculture. ..... the preamble of the act shows it was enacted to control the slaughter of certain animals as it was expedient to do so with a view to increase the supply of milk and to avoid the wastage of animal power necessary for improvement .....

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May 30 2005 (HC)

P.G. Narayanan Vs. the Union of India (Uoi), Rep. by the Secretary, Mi ...

Court : Chennai

Reported in : 2005(3)CTC582; (2005)3MLJ210; [2005]62SCL586(Mad)

..... high court recognizing the locus standi of the writ petitioners as representing the hindu segment of the society which felt aggrieved by the impugned exemption granted by the state exempting the operation of the west bengal animal slaughter control act, 1950 on bakrid day. ..... standing outside the doors of the court never moves, which piquant situation creates frustration in the minds of genuine litigants and resultantly, they lose faith in the administration of our judicial system.a person acting bona fide and having sufficient interest in the proceeding of public interest litigation will alone have a locus standi and can approach the court to wipe out violation of fundamental rights and genuine infraction ..... state of west bengal] are relevant : 'court has to strike balance between two conflicting interests - (i) nobody should be allowed to indulge in wild and reckless allegations besmirching the character of others; and (ii) avoidance of public mischief and ..... of west bengal ..... west bengal ..... of west bengal v ..... it was further submitted that if the petitioner was relying on the provisions of the competition act, then a reading of the act would show that the act cannot be invoked until an agreement is entered into pursuant to the grant of a license and that stage has ..... quia timet action is defined as 'one a claimant may bring to obtain an injunction to prevent or restrain some threatened act which, if it is done, would or may cause substantial damage and for which money would not be a sufficient .....

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Nov 14 2006 (HC)

Telladarla Obanna @ Obaiah Vs. the Secretary to Government of Andhra P ...

Court : Andhra Pradesh

Reported in : 2007(2)ALD77

..... rule 7 framed under the act, provides that provisions of the west bengal animal slaughter control act, 1950, shall not apply to the slaughter of any animal for religious, medicinal or research purpose subject to the condition that such slaughter does not affect the religious sentiment of the neighbours of the person or persons performing such slaughter and that the previous permission of the state government or any officer authorized by it is obtained before the slaughter. ..... animal slaughter control act, 1950 (slaughter control act). ..... the high court of calcutta allowed the writ petition on the holding that the government had no power to grant such exemption as there was total ban on slaughter of healthy cows and other animals mentioned in schedule under section 2 of slaughter control act. ..... the government of west bengal issued said notification under section 12 of w.b. ..... in state of west bengal v. ..... ashutosh lahiri : air1995sc464 , the exemption notification permitting slaughter of cows on the occasion of bakri-idd was challenged. .....

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Sep 28 2018 (SC)

Indian Young Lawyers Association Vs. The State of Kerala

Court : Supreme Court of India

..... while approving the judgment of the high court, observed that the state of west bengal had wrongly invoked section 12 of the west bengal animal slaughter control act, 1950 on the ground that exemption of slaughtering healthy cows was required to be given 33 air1958sc73134 air1995sc46474 for the muslim ..... devotees of lord ayyappa do not constitute a religious denomination within the meaning of article 26 and that sabarimala temple is a public temple by virtue of the 63 fact that section 15 of the 1950 act vests all powers of direction, control and supervision over it in the travancore devaswom board which, in our foregoing analysis, has been unveiled as other authority within the meaning of article 12, resultantly fundamental rights including those guaranteed under ..... in sub-section (1) shall be,- (i) in relation to a place of public worship situated in any area to which part i of the travancore-cochin religious institutions act, 1950 (travancore-cochin act xv of 1950), extends, the travancore devaswom board; hindu (ii) in relation to a place of public worship situated in any area to which part ii of the said act extends, the cochin devaswom board; and (iii) in relation to a place of public worship situated in any other area in the state of kerala, ..... court opined thus:"...before the state can exercise the exemption power under section 12 in connection with slaughter of any healthy animal covered by the act, it must be shown that such exemption is necessary to be granted for sub-serving .....

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Mar 11 1957 (HC)

Turf Properties Ltd. Vs. Corporation of Calcutta and ors.

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : AIR1957Cal431,61CWN912

..... the indian independence (rights, property and liabilities) order 1947, land which immediately before the appointed day was vested in his majesty for the purposes of the province of west bengal would vest thereafter for the purposes of that province, otherwise it would vest in his majesty for the purposes of the dominion. ..... to the lessee or leave on the premises or at the office or club house for the time being of the royal calcutta turf club in calcutta notice in writing under the hand of one of the secretaries to the government of bengal for the time being then and in such case this present lease and everything herein contained shall thereupon absolutely cease and determine but without prejudice to any claim by the secretary of state against ..... 25-7-1954 a further notice was issued upon the petitioner as follows:'special notice under section 180 of west bengal act xxxiii of 1951. ..... lease and assignment do not show that it was being held for the purposes of the province of bengal or west bengal, and the rent was made payable to the military authorities. ..... also i directed the petitioner to give notice to the union of india and the state of west bengal, stating that if they wished to take part in this application they would be allowed to do ..... paragraph 4 of the present petition, it is stated that the rights of the secretary of state for india in the said lands were now vested in the union of india and that since 26-1-1950 the union of india has been and still is, owner of the said lands. .....

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Jun 19 1959 (HC)

Brahmo Samaj Education Society and Ors. Vs. West Bengal College Employ ...

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : (1960)ILLJ472Cal

..... and the petitioner 4 is the city college (commerce) situated at 13, mirzapur street, now 13 surya sen street, calcutta, on 22 august 1958 the government of west bengal, in exercise of powers conferred upon it by section 10 of the industrial disputes act, 1947 referred an industrial dispute, alleged to exist between the colleges named in the list attached to the order of reference and their non-teaching staff represented by west bengal college employees' association, relating to the issues mentioned therein. ..... of the staff of the different departments, 2 ex officio members, 2 co-opted members and the joint secretary elected by the council so formed.the council exercises its control over this institution partly direct and partly through the college committee, comparatively a small and businesslike body, to which it delegates some of its powers and functions, the principal and the vice-principal being ..... talking about the administrative setup of the commerce department, we find the following:-the supreme control of the institution is vested in the governing body, known as the city college council, composed as provided in the memorandum of association of the brahmo samaj education society, of 10 representatives of the sadharan brahmo samaj, 3 representatives ..... in 1905, the college was placed under the control of a society registered under act xxx of 1868 and called the city college institution, which is now known as the .....

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Aug 28 1962 (HC)

Gadadhar Ghosh Vs. State of West Bengal

Court : Kolkata

Reported in : AIR1963Cal565,67CWN460

..... he states in his affidavit-in-opposition: (a) '(sic) order to centralise slaughter of animals for (sic) of meat to the public as well for maximum utilisation of the blood and glands of animals slaughtered for medicinal purposes, under proper control and supervision, it is necessary to establish a slaughter house with adequate capacity. ..... he believes that the government was pursuaded (whom by he does not expressly say) to start the slaughter-house scheme, he condemns the whole thing as an attempt or a pretext to deprive west bengal of the beneficial provisions of the directive principles contained in article 48 of the constitution, to benefit hide merchants and butchers and to rob the state of plentitude in the supply of milk and ghee. 13 ..... adhikary, a deputy secretary to the department of animal husbandry and veterinary services, government of west bengal, pleaded certain facts in justification of the land acquisition ..... , director of veterinary services and animal husbandry, west bengal as chairman; sarvashri s. r. ..... civil budget estimate for the year 1960-61 and the west bengal appropriation bill 1960, as presented and in which provision in respect of the scheme was included, were passed by the west bengal legislative assembly in the last budget sessions. ..... wrenberg the government of west bengal has taken steps for the acquisition of lands * * * * * * * * (f) that the object of the acquisition being urgent the government has proceeded under section 17(1) of the land acquisition act.' 6. .....

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Sep 15 1992 (HC)

Sheikh Bishmillah Vs. State of Madhya Pradesh and ors.

Court : Madhya Pradesh

Reported in : 1994(0)MPLJ224

..... the learned counsel for the petitioner argued that the total ban imposed by the state legislature on the slaughter of useless and inefficient animals is unconstitutional, as it infringes the fundamental rights guaranteed under article 19(1)(g) of the constitution of india and is not saved either under clause (6) of article 19 or under the directive principles enshrined in chapter iv of the constitution, particularly ..... west bengal ..... an appraisal, the authors have collected figures on feed and fodders available in india between the period 1950-51 to 1983-84 and according to the authors' estimation dry fodder availability grew at the linear trend rate of 2.8% per year during 1950-51 to 1970-72 and 3% a year during 1972-73 to 1983-84 and the corresponding rates of growth for concentrate feed were 1.9% to 3.1% a year and for cultivated green fodder the rates were ..... to human health as it is a source of pollution which is a major concern of the present day and therefore the central government is required to enact three laws : (i) water (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1974, (ii) air (prevention and control of pollution) act, 1981 and, (iii) environment (protection) act, 1986.21. ..... on decline in productivity of major input in indian agriculture 1950-51 to 1988-89 it is found that there is impressive revolution so far as the input of agriculture is concerned, but there has been no corresponding increase in output and it is suggested that effective programme for conservation of soil .....

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