Supreme Court · 1960 INSC 214 · Decided 23 November 1960
Abdul Hakim Quraishi and Others v. The State of Bihar (And Connected Petitions)
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1960 INSC 214 · [1961] 2 S.C.R. 610
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 15/1959
- Decided
- 23 November 1960
- Bench
- SYED JAFFER IMAM, S.K. DAS, J.L. KAPUR, A.K. SARKAR, K. SUBBA RAO (5-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32
Headnote
a3. 610 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1961] ABDUL HAKIM QURAISHI AND OTHERS v. THE STATE OF BIHAR (AND CONNECTED PETITIONS) (JAFER IMAM, s. K. DAS, J. L. KAPUR, A. K. SARKAR and JC SuBBA RAo, JJ.) Cattle Preservation-Ban on slaguhter of cattle below 20 or a5 years of age-Whether reasonable-Bihar Slaughter (Amendment) Act, x958 (U. P. 33 of x958), s. 3-M adhya Pradesh Agricultural Cattle Pre­ servation Act, x959 (M. P. x8 of x959), ss. 4(2)(a) and 5. In Mohd. Hanif Quareshi v. The State of Bihar the Supreme Court held that a total ban on the slaughter of bulls, bullocks and
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