Al Quraish Human Welfare Association v. the State of Maharashtra through Government Pleader
Case brief
What is this about?
Bombay High Court, PIL No.17 of 2025, Al-Quraish Human Welfare Association & Ors. v. The State of Maharashtra & Ors., decided 8 April 2025 (Alok Aradhe, CJ & M. S. Karnik, J.). Challenge to Government notification dated 23.05.2022 enhancing cattle medical examination fees from Rs.20/- to Rs.200/-; prayer for refund of Rs.32,61,240/- excess fees collected during Bakra Eid 2023; fee increase held to be in the realm of policy; PIL disposed of with liberty to seek reduction for the remaining period of the year and expeditious decision by the Competent Authority; State had already reduced the fee to Rs.20/- for Bakra Eid 2024 pursuant to an interim order dated 31.05.2024. Keywords: cattle, medical examination fees, Bakra Eid, Animal Husbandry Dairy Development & Fisheries Department, policy matter, representation, refund, disposed.
What did the court decide?
Liberty to the petitioners to submit a representation to the State Government for reduction of medical examination fees of cattle from Rs.200/- to Rs.20/- for the remaining period of the year; upon such representation, the Competent Authority to take a suitable decision expeditiously in accordance with law. No direction issued on the refund claim of Rs.32,61,240/-.