I/III. http://news.rediff.com/commentary/2015/apr/07/no-ban-on-slaughter-of-other-animals-maha-cm/4d02e0ba97820514688e6b6020f2a56b
NO ban on slaughter of other animals: Maha CM April 07, 2015 15:57 That's a relief! Maharashtra CM Devendra Fadnavis clarifies in the Assembly that no meat other than beef will be banned. This assurance comes in the wake of the Maharashtra government telling the high court that it has the power and may extend the ban on possession and consumption of cow, bull and bullock meat to other meat as well. Advocate General Sunil Manohar told the Bombay high court on Monday, "This is just the beginning. We may consider banning slaughter of other animals too. As of now the state felt it was necessary to protect cows, bulls and bullocks," said Manohar. Burp. II/III. http://www.newsmobile.in/articles/2015/04/07/after-beef-maha-govt-mulls-mutton-ban After beef, Maha govt mulls mutton ban News Mobile State Bureau Tuesday, April 7, 2015 Mumbai: It seems Fadnavis-led government is working on making Maharashtra a vegetarian state. While meat lovers in the state are still coming to terms with the beef ban, the Maha government may extend the ban to mutton as well. The government on Monday told the Bombay high court that the beef ban law may just be the beginning, and indicated that the ban on the slaughter of other animals may follow. The Bombay High Court asked the Maharashtra government why the ban was limited only to cows and bulls and why the ban didn't include animals like goat. A division bench of justices V M Kanade and A R Joshi was hearing petitions challenging a provision under Section 5 (d) of the recently amended Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act which bans possession and consumption of meat of animals like cows and bulls. Advocate General Sunil Manohar said: "This is just the start. We may consider banning slaughter of other animals too. As of now the state felt it was necessary to protect cow, bulls and bullocks." The court also suggested that the government have a licence policy by which import of meat of cattle slaughtered outside the state can be permitted. The ban imposed last month was criticised by many including politicians who said that the government was indulging in communal politics. Meanwhile, the beef ban has resulted in a 10% increase in mutton prices. People are even ready to pay Rs 440 for a kg of mutton today. III. http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/why-ban-only-on-slaughter-of-cows-and-bulls-hc-asks-maharashtra-govt/article1-1334455.aspx Why ban only on slaughter of cows and bulls? HC asks Maharashtra govt HT Correspondent, Hindustan Times, Mumbai| Updated: Apr 07, 2015 09:20 IST A student wears a T-shirt with a message protesting Maharashtra government's beef ban order. (Arijit Sen/HT photo) If it was a ban on cattle slaughter yesterday, tomorrow it could encompass the entire animal kingdom. That's what the Maharashtra government seems to be thinking of the trajectory its beef ban will take, going by what advocate general Sunil Manohar said in the Bombay high court on Monday. "This is just the beginning," Manohar said. Appearing for the government to answer a string of petitions against the recently-instituted ban on beef, Manohar said the ban was meant not just to protect cows, bullocks and bulls in the interest of the agrarian economy, but also to instill in citizens "a sense of compassion towards all living beings". The ban on possession and consumption of beef was incidental to the prohibition on slaughter, Manohar said. It was when the division bench of justices VM Kanade and AR Joshi asked why the "sense of compassion" was restricted to cow progeny that Manohar declared: "This is just beginning, and the state may consider taking it further." Manohar was responding to petitions that challenged a provision under section 5(d) of the recently-amended Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act which bans possession and consumption of meat of animals like cows and bulls that are slaughtered outside Maharashtra. Senior counsel Aspi Chinoy, appearing for one of the petitioners, argued that if the object of the act was to preserve cattle in Maharashtra, then import of meat should be allowed. In reply, advocate general Manohar pointed to a Supreme Court observation that cows and draught animals deserve sympathy and cannot be sent to slaughterhouses. He also refuted the argument that the ban impinged on people's right to privacy saying the government did not wish to impose a ban on eating beef but the same could not be separated from cow slaughter as it was mainly done for the animal's flesh. The court directed the government to file its affidavit in reply to the petitions and posted the hearing for April 20. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
