The Bombay High Court on June 26 while refusing to issue a complete ban on slaughtering of animals at a society in south Mumbai, directed Mumbai’s civic body Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to ensure no illegal slaughtering takes place in the said residential colony.
Ahead of Id-ul-Azha which is being celebrated on June 29, division bench of justices Gautam Patel and Neela Gokhale on June 28 heard a petition filed by one Haresh Jain, a resident of Nathani Heights Society. He sought a direction from court to issue a complete ban on slaughtering of animals in the society. The order was made available on Thursday.
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