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Mohd. Hanif Quareshi & Others v. The State of Bihar

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Reported as [1959] 1 S.C.R. 629
Bench Vivian Bose J.
Decided 23 April 1958

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We hold that in so far as it purports to totally prohibit the slaughter of breeding bulls and working bullocks without prescribing any test or requirement as to their age or usefulness, it offends against Art. 19 (1) (g) and. is to that extent void. 690 SUPREME COURT REPORTS [1959] z958 As regards the Madhya Pradesh Act we likewise declare that it is constitutionally valid in so far as it Mnhd.

Judgment, page 61

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