Supreme Court of India

State of Gujarat v. Mirzapur Moti Kureshi Kassab Jamat and Ors.

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Reported as [2005] SUPP. 4 S.C.R. 582

Bench R.C. Lahoti J.

Decided 26 October 2005

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What the Court ordered

For the foregoing reasons, we cannot accept the view taken by the High Court.

Judgment, page 72

From the headnote

Constitution of India, 1950: Articles 19(/)(g), (6), 48, 48- and 51- --Constitutional validity of the Bombay Animal Preservation (Gujarat Amendment) Act, 1994-Putting a total ban on slaughter of bulls and bullocks irrespective of any age-Held, per majorjty ( .K. Mathur, J. dissenting), the Act is intra vires the Constitution-The ban on slaughter of cow progeny as imposed by the Act is in the interest of general public within the meaning of clause (6) of Article 19-Protection conferred by the Act on cow progeny is needed in the interest of Nation's economy--The Act enables the State in its

Authorities it was built on

1960 Kavalappara Kottarathil Kochuni and Others v. The State of Madras and Others cited by 46
1951 The State of Madras v. Srimathl Champakam Dorairajan cited by 12
1978 Himmatbhai Son of Chaganlal v. Rikhilal and Ors. cited by 7
1997 State of U.P. v. Yamuna Shanker Misra and Anr. cited by 4
1996 Hashmattullah v. State of M.P. and Ors. cited by 2
1994 State of West Bengal Etc. Etc. v. Ashutosh Lahiri and Ors. cited by 2
1986 Hazi Usmanbhai Hasanbhai Qureshi & Ors. v. State of Gujarat cited by 1

Where later benches applied it

2014 Animal Welfare Board of India v. A. Nagaraja & Ors. relied on
2014 The Security Association of India & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. relied on
2013 Dharmendra Kirthal v. State of U.P. and Another relied on
2008 State of Maharashtra v. Bharat Shanti Lal Shah & Ors. relied on
2024 Property Owners Association & Ors. v. State of Maharashtra & Ors. referred to
2024 Gene Campaign & Anr. v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2022 Noel Harper & Ors. v. Union of India & Anr. referred to
2021 Dr. Jaishri Laxmanrao Patil v. The Chief Minister & Ors. referred to
2020 Anuradha Bhasin v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2018 Navtej Singh Johar & Ors. v. Union of India Thr. Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice referred to
2017 Shayara Bano v. Union of India and Others referred to
2016 Arjun Gopaland Ors v. Union of India & Ors. referred to
2016 M/s Shanti Conductors (p) Ltd. Anr. v. Assam State Electricity Board & Ors. referred to
2015 Sri Jagannath Temple Managing Committee v. Siddha Math & Ors. referred to
2013 State of Maharashtra & Anr. v. Indian Hotel & Restaurants Assn. & Ors referred to
2012 In Re: Ramlila Maidan Incident Dt.4/5.06.2011 v. Home Secretary, Union of India & Ors. referred to

Of those, 4 relied on · 12 referred to

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