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Bombay HC questions feasibility of meat ban; Shiv Sena, MNS sell meat on streets - The Times of India
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday questioned the feasibility of meat sale ban in Mumbai even as Shiv Sena and MNS opened stalls on the streets to sell meat as a mark of protest.
The high court said imposing a ban on animal slaughter and sale of meat for four days during the Jain festival 'Paryushan' is not feasible in a metropolitan city like Mumbai and sought response from the state and the municipal body on a petition challenging it.
A division bench headed by Justice Anoop Mohta was hearing a petition filed by Bombay Mutton Dealers Association challenging Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) decision to ban the sale of meat for four days — September 10, 13, 17 and 18 — during the festival.
While the ban on September 10 and 17 was as per government's directives, the Shiv Sena-BJP run BMC imposed it on 13 and 18. The ban covers only the sale of mutton and chicken.
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Thursday questioned the feasibility of meat sale ban in Mumbai even as Shiv Sena and MNS opened stalls on the streets to sell meat as a mark of protest.
The high court said imposing a ban on animal slaughter and sale of meat for four days during the Jain festival 'Paryushan' is not feasible in a metropolitan city like Mumbai and sought response from the state and the municipal body on a petition challenging it.
A division bench headed by Justice Anoop Mohta was hearing a petition filed by Bombay Mutton Dealers Association challenging Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation's (BMC) decision to ban the sale of meat for four days — September 10, 13, 17 and 18 — during the festival.
While the ban on September 10 and 17 was as per government's directives, the Shiv Sena-BJP run BMC imposed it on 13 and 18. The ban covers only the sale of mutton and chicken.