The Supreme Court on Friday made an observation asserting that it could not pass an order for people to become vegetarian..The Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta made the comment while hearing a petition filed by ‘Healthy, Wealthy, Ethical, World-guide India Trust’. The Trust is seeking a ban on export of meat out of India..During the hearing, Justice Lokur made a remark in passing and said,.“We can’t pass an order for everyone to become vegetarian.”.However, the Court was apprised immediately that the petition was concerning “inherently brutal, unconstitutional and unsustainable meat exports” and does not pray for a ban on consumption of meat..The matter, which was about to be dismissed, was later adjourned after the clarification..The PIL challenges the government’s involvement and encouragement of the unsustainable meat exports and assails the policy concerning meat export which, according to the petitioner, causes huge environmental damage..The petition states,.“[I]t is very crucial in the public interest, to prevent the Indian State from promoting a trade that is essentially DESTRUCTIVE OF LIFE, violative of the Constitution, and the Animal Welfare Statute; threatening the rights and lives of both humans and living creatures.”.Invoking the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (PCA Act) and the Constitution of India, the petition makes it clear that it is against the State’s involvement in the practice and does not concern private entities and meat used for domestic consumption. Stating that the PCA Act provides for slaughter only for domestic consumption, the petition states,.“The Legislature has not contemplated or willed that animals must be killed for food beyond basic necessity for local requirements.”.It is alleged that the leather industry is complicit in the “illegal and unconstitutional activities of the Meat Exports Business”. All charges raised against the meat export industry would also apply to the leather industry and any other ancillary industry that derives its raw material from meat exports, as per the petition..The main prayer is for the Court to declare that the Central and State governments cannot run, promote, or finance the practice of meat export, and for the export of meat to be declared unconstitutional..The petitioners were represented by Senior Counsel Paras Kuhad and Advocate R Chandrachud. It will be next heard by the Court in February.
The Supreme Court on Friday made an observation asserting that it could not pass an order for people to become vegetarian..The Bench of Justices Madan B Lokur and Deepak Gupta made the comment while hearing a petition filed by ‘Healthy, Wealthy, Ethical, World-guide India Trust’. The Trust is seeking a ban on export of meat out of India..During the hearing, Justice Lokur made a remark in passing and said,.“We can’t pass an order for everyone to become vegetarian.”.However, the Court was apprised immediately that the petition was concerning “inherently brutal, unconstitutional and unsustainable meat exports” and does not pray for a ban on consumption of meat..The matter, which was about to be dismissed, was later adjourned after the clarification..The PIL challenges the government’s involvement and encouragement of the unsustainable meat exports and assails the policy concerning meat export which, according to the petitioner, causes huge environmental damage..The petition states,.“[I]t is very crucial in the public interest, to prevent the Indian State from promoting a trade that is essentially DESTRUCTIVE OF LIFE, violative of the Constitution, and the Animal Welfare Statute; threatening the rights and lives of both humans and living creatures.”.Invoking the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 (PCA Act) and the Constitution of India, the petition makes it clear that it is against the State’s involvement in the practice and does not concern private entities and meat used for domestic consumption. Stating that the PCA Act provides for slaughter only for domestic consumption, the petition states,.“The Legislature has not contemplated or willed that animals must be killed for food beyond basic necessity for local requirements.”.It is alleged that the leather industry is complicit in the “illegal and unconstitutional activities of the Meat Exports Business”. All charges raised against the meat export industry would also apply to the leather industry and any other ancillary industry that derives its raw material from meat exports, as per the petition..The main prayer is for the Court to declare that the Central and State governments cannot run, promote, or finance the practice of meat export, and for the export of meat to be declared unconstitutional..The petitioners were represented by Senior Counsel Paras Kuhad and Advocate R Chandrachud. It will be next heard by the Court in February.
