A1-QURAISH Human Welfare Association and 2 Ors. v. the State of Maharashtra and 4 Ors.
Case brief
What is this about?
PIL disposed of with directions; Maharashtra Animal Preservation (Amendment) Act, 1995; term "not suitable" undefined; expert committee guidelines for slaughter-permission criteria/age of bulls and bullocks; Committee headed by Justice Abhay Thipsay (former Bombay HC Judge); Government letter dated 28 February 2025; four-month timeline for guidelines; petitioner representative permitted to be heard; no opinion on merits; impugned order dated 17 May 2022 by Principal Secretary, Animal Husbandry, Dairy Development and Fisheries Department.
What did the court decide?
PIL disposed of with directions: the State-constituted expert Committee (headed by Justice Abhay Thipsay) to lay down guidelines on animals "not suitable" for milch, breeding, draught or agricultural purposes within four months of receipt of the order, and the petitioners' representative permitted to present his views before the Committee; no opinion expressed on merits; interim applications disposed of.