Supreme Court · 1996 INSC 667 · Decided 10 May 1996
Hashmattullah v. State of M.P. and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 1996 INSC 667 · [1996] SUPP. 2 S.C.R. 755
- Case number
- CIVIL APPEAL No. 8250/1996
- Decided
- 10 May 1996
- Bench
- A.M. AHMADI, N.P. SINGH, B.N. KIRPAL (3-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Civil
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 19(1)(g), 48, 19(6)
Headnote
B M.P. I0ishik Pashu Parirakshan (Sanshodhan) Adhiniyam, 1991: Sec­ tion 4(l)(a). Total ban on slaughter of bulls and bullocks-Even if they became unfit C for breeding, draught, milch or other purposes-Held: violative of Articles 19(1 )(g) and 48 of Constitu.tion of India. Constitution of deciding-Held : mere view of author not based on scientifically collected data from reliable source, could not Jami basis of decision of Court-Writ Court should be very careful in accepting data to be relied upon by it. The appellant was engaged in the bntcher's trade and he mainly E slaughtered
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