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Jun 28, 2024 · During their questioning, they revealed that Khan made arrangements for the killing of bovine animals on the instructions of one Nagpur-based Israr Ahmed in exchange for a hefty amount of...
Jul 16, 2020 · Here are the 15 Landmark Judgements wherein the courts have played a phenomenal role by transforming environmental jurisprudence in India and protecting the rights of animals and securing the environment. 1. State of Bihar v.
Article 48 of the Constitution of India is one of the Directive Principles which directs the state to make efforts for banning animal slaughtering of cows and calves and other milch and draught cattle.
Article 48 of the Indian Constitution [4] contains the regulatory precedent for the prohibiting of cow slaughter, which relies primarily on new and scientific approaches to coordinate agricultural and livestock farming as a framework for such restriction.
- Introduction
- Origin of Animal Sacrifice
- The Legal Status of Animal Sacrifice in India
- Balancing Religious Freedom with Animal Rights
- Mending The Legislative Oversight
- Jurisprudential Growth in Animal Rights
- Lack of Stringent Penalties
- The Concept of Constitutional Compassion
- Remedies and Recommendations
- References
The concept of “bali” or animal sacrifices as a part of religious practice or age-old custom has raised serious concerns regarding the animal welfare regulatory framework in India. There is a need for greater sensitization of the society that continues to perform animal sacrifices to appease deities and showcases a blatant disregard for compassion ...
The primordial practise of killing animals to please deities can be traced back to the period of the Vedas and Upanishads. Even contemporary religions like Islam celebrate festivals of sacrifice like Eid-al-Adha to commemorate their Prophet’s sacrifice to God. Every religion has propagated the humanistic values of love, compassion and selflessness....
The Indian legislature had passed the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 to build an animal welfare regulatory framework. The Act is responsible for preventing unnecessary pain or suffering to animals. It also governs and penalizes animal cruelty in any form. Under Section 11 of this Act, slaughtering animals in any unnecessarily cruel mann...
The incorporation of the term “Secular” within the Preamble of our Constitution ensures that there is no official religion of the country. It also creates room for the judiciary to treat every religion equally and intervene in religious matters under reasonable grounds. The freedom of religion granted under Article 25 of the Indian Constitution is ...
While interpreting Section 28 of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 in the case of Gauri Maulekhi v. the State of Uttarakhand (2018), the High Court of Uttarakhand drew a connection with Section 11(3)(e) of the aforementioned Act. The Court held that while the legislation does not include ritualistic animal sacrifice within the ambit of...
The Kerala High Court in the case of N.R. Nair v. Union of India (2001), had deliberated on the question of extending the fundamental rights to animals and stressed the need to enlarge the scope of legal rights to non-human living entities. However, the Supreme Court gave a landmark judgment in the case of Animal Welfare Board of India v. A Nagaraj...
According to the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960 none of the offences mentioned under Section 11(1) are cognizable except the offence of arranging fights and shooting matches involving animals. Section 428 and Section 429 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860penalizes actions of cruelty against animals. The offender might have to pay a fine of ...
The 42nd Amendment to the Constitution gave birth to the concept of “Fundamental Duties” in India. The primary intention behind the imposition of such moral obligations was to build a virtuous and honourable society and nurture the educative, ethical and cultural code of conduct to be followed by every citizen. One of these duties is to protect and...
Legislative action and the intervention of the judiciary have played a pivotal role in creating a regulatory framework for safeguarding the rights of animals. However, the effective implementation of these rules and regulations is dependent on the statutory authorities. The executive wing of the government can exercise the powers of delegated legis...
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Mar 23, 2024 · The Rajasthan Bovine Animal (Prohibition of Slaughter and Regulation of Temporary Migration or Export) Act, 1995 allows any recognised voluntary animal welfare agency, or any goshala, gosadan or any suitable person who volunteers to maintain the animal, the custody of the seized animal.
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Jun 28, 2024 · During their questioning, they revealed that Khan made arrangements for the killing of bovine animals on the instructions of one Nagpur-based Israr Ahmed in exchange for a hefty amount of money, the official said.
