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Cal HC Asks Bengal Govt to Take Decision on Exemption in Animal Slaughter Rules for Eid Ul-Adha
The court declined to halt the state notice and asked officials to decide on Eid al-Adha exemptions within 24 hours.
- On Thursday, the Calcutta High Court declined to stay a West Bengal government notification regulating cattle slaughter ahead of Eid-al-Adha, ordering the state to decide on exemption requests within 24 hours.
- The Bharatiya Janata Party government issued a May 13 notification to strictly enforce the 1950 Animal Slaughter Control Act, requiring a "Fit certificate" for slaughter and barring public animal sacrifice.
- Petitioners, including Trinamool Congress MLA Akhruzzaman, argued the notification prevents religious sacrifices on Bakrid by failing to grant exemptions under Section 12, contending the 76-year-old law ignores modern farming practices.
- Chief Justice Sujoy Paul and Justice Partha Sarathi Sen ordered the state to amend the notice, incorporating that public slaughter is "Strictly prohibited" and cow sacrifice is not a religious requirement under Islam.
- Directing further compliance verification, the High Court asked the state to examine whether responsible officers and infrastructure exist to issue required certificates, expecting deficiencies to be cured to implement the Act properly.
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Calcutta High Court rejects petitions challenging restrictions on cow slaughter in West Bengal, holds cow slaughter not a requirement under Islam
In a major disappointment to the Trinamool Congress and the Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) Liberation, the Calcutta High Court on Thursday (21st May) dismissed a batch of petitions, including the petitions filed by the two parties. The petitions challenged a notification issued by the Suvendu Adhikari government on May 13, 2026, prohibiting the slaughter of certain animals, including cows and bulls, in the state. The notification wa…
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