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PETITIONER: MOHD. HANIF QUARESHI & OTHERS
Vs.
RESPONDENT: THE STATE OF BIHAR(and connected petition)
DATE OF JUDGMENT: 23/04/1958
BENCH: DAS, SUDHI RANJAN (CJ) BENCH: DAS, SUDHI RANJAN (CJ) AIYYAR, T.L. VENKATARAMA DAS, S.K. GAJENDRAGADKAR, P.B. BOSE, VIVIAN
CITATION: 1958 AIR 731 1959 SCR 629
ACT: Cow slaughter-Legislation Placing total ban-If Constitutional -Directive Principles of State Policy, value of-Fundamental rights Reasonable restrictions--Test-Intention in Supreme Court Proceedings, when permissible-Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Act, 1955 (Bihar II of 1956)-U. P. Preve lion of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 (U. P. 1 of 1956)-C. P. and Berar Animal Preservation Act, 1949 (C. P. and Berar LII of 1949)-Constitution of India, Arts. 14, 19, 48---Supreme Court Rules, 0. XLI, r. 2.
HEADNOTE: The Bihar Preservation and Improvement of Animals Act ,955, put a total ban on the slaughter of all categories of animal,, of the species of bovine cattle. The U. P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955, put a total ban on the slaughter of cows and her progeny which included bulls, bullocks, heifers and calves. The C. P. and Berar Animal Preservation Act, 1949, placed a total ban on the slaughter of cows, male or female calve...