Kolkata, The Calcutta High Court on Thursday directed the West Bengal federal government to take a choice based on Section 12 of the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, concerning the exemption wished in view of Eid al-Adha.
< source media ="(min-width:768px)" alt ="Cal HC asks Bengal govt to take decision on exemption in animal slaughter rules for Eid ul-Adha" > < img src ="https://www.hindustantimes.com/ht-img/img/2026/01/27/400x225/ht-generic_cities2_1769511880449_1769511907099.jpg"alt ="Cal HC asks Bengal govt to take decision on exemption in animal slaughter rules for Eid ul-Adha"title ="Cal HC asks Bengal govt to take decision on exemption in animal slaughter rules for Eid ul-Adha"width ="360"height ="202"loading ="eager">A department bench administered by Chief Justice Sujoy Paul directed that thinking about the truth that the celebration might occur on May 27 or 28, the state will take a choice in this regard within 24 hours from the date of interaction of this order.
“We are inclined to direct that the state shall take a decision in the teeth of Section 12 of the Act of 1950 regarding the exemption prayed for by certain petitioners,” the court directed.
The petitioners looked for an exemption under Section 12 of the Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950, for carrying out the spiritual routines throughout the celebration.
Senior legal representative Bikash Ranjan Bhattacharya, standing for one petitioner, sent before the court that the Act was framed in 1950, when farming depended on domestic animals, however at present, farming is technology-driven.
He mentioned that Section 12 of the Act attends to relaxation for spiritual functions.
Bhattacharya likewise declared that there has actually been a healthy development in the livestock population throughout the years in West Bengal.
Opposing the prayers, the state and the Centre’s legal representatives sent that the alert enforcing particular constraints was provided based on the arrangements of the Act and judgments of this high court in 2018.
The arrangements in the alert require vetting the age and health of livestock based on the arrangements of law, they specified.
In a notice on May 13, the West Bengal federal government provided a set of standards disallowing animal massacre without a “fit certificate” from authorities and alerted of chastening action if the instructions are not followed.
The state likewise made it clear that animal massacre in open public locations would be “strictly prohibited”
A batch of petitions were submitted before the high court challenging a notification dated May 13 with regard to the standards to be followed or compliance of West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act, 1950.
Keeping in mind that the general public notification of May 13 was provided for executing an order gone by this high court in 2018, the department bench, likewise making up Justice Partha Sarathi Sen, stated it discovers no basis to remain or reserve the notification.
The court likewise asked the state to take a look at whether there exists a correct system for the issuance of the essential certificate under the Act of 1950 and the Rules for the massacre of animals.
The court asked the federal government to likewise take a look at whether accountable officers remain in location in the state for providing such a certificate and whether the essential facilities remains in location in the whole state where massacre can happen.
The bench stated that if any shortage is discovered by the state, “we hope and trust the same shall be cured at the earliest.”
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