states and uts to respond by 10.3.2015 supreme court case wp (c) no.330 of 2001 - abhishek kadyan

8/9/2019 STATES AND UTs TO RESPOND BY 10.3.2015 SUPREME COURT CASE WP (C) No.330 of 2001 - Abhishek Kadyan

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'M. PRASAD

SECRETARY

MOST U RG ENT

S UPREM E COU RT M AnER

Governmentof India

Ministryof UrbanDevelopment

NirmanShawan,NewDelhi-110011

D.O. No. N-11025/62/2015-LSG-1

February 27, 2015

Dear

I would like to draw your attention to Hon'ble Supreme Court's order dated

6.2.2015 in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 330 of 2001 (Common Cause vs Union of India)

regarding functioning of slaughter houses in the country vis-a-vis enforcement of

standards laid down by the Bureau of Indian Standards regarding the disposal of

animal wastes and slurry and regarding ante-mortem and post-mortem inspection of

meat animals. Copy of the order is enclosed for your perusal.

2. The Hon'ble Supreme Court hasdirected that action should be taken as under:-

i.

State Governments shall set up State Committees for overseeing the

functioning of the slaughter houses (Vide its order dated 23.8.2012). Copy

of order is enclosed.

ii. The Chairman of each State Committee will be the Secretary in the

Department of Urban Development in the State Government.

iii. For monitoring the meetings of the activities of the State Committees,

Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of India will be the nodal

officer. He will coordinate with the State Committees and obtain

information from them as required from time to time.

iv. In the first instance, the Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development, Govt. of

India (Nodal Officer) will ascertain and state on affidavit whether all the

States have set up the Committee, in terms of the order passed by the

Supreme Court on 23.8.2012 and whether they are functioning, in terms of

para 4 of the Order of the Supreme Court dated 27.8.2013. Copy of order is

enclosed.

v. The Nodal Officer will also inform the Supreme Court whether the

Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2000 are being

implemented and enforced and whether the broad framework prepared by

the Ministry of Environment and Forests, Govt. of India for the State

Committees for slaughter houses is being followed.


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3. The' case is coming up for hearing o 27 3 2 15 I, therefore, request you to

, provlde the updated status In respect of your State / UT

terms of the points

indica~ed at para 2 (iv) . {v) above at the earliest and preferably by 10.3.2015 so that

the Hon'ble Supreme Courtcould be informed.

The matter may please be acCorded Priority.

Yours sincerely,

6/~ ~

/ . M. Prasat{L_--

Encl.: As above

AllChief Secretaries / Administrators of States/UTs As per list enclosed

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Chief Secretaries of States Administrators of Union Territories

(as on 27.2.2015)

Shri I.Y.R. Krishna Rao

Chief Secretary,

Government of Andhra Pradesh,

Secretariat Building,

Hyderabad-500 001.

Tele:-040-23455340

Fax:-040-23453700

Andhra Pradesh

040-23452620

040-23455340

040-23453700

Shri Anjani Kumar Singh

Chief Secretary

Government of Bihar

Old Secretariat

Patna-800 015

Bihar

Tele:-0612-2223804,2215804

Fax:-0612-2222085, 2215085

Shri Ramesh Negi

Chief Secretary

Government of Arunachal Pradesh

Secretariat

Itanagar-791111

Arunachal Pradesh

Tele:-0360-2212595

Fax:- 0360-2215719, 2212475

Shri Vivek Kumar Dhand

Chief Secretary,

Government of Chhattisgarh,

OKS Bhavan, Room No. 207

Mantralaya,

Raipur-492 001

Chhattisgarh

Tele:-0771-2221207

Fax:-0771-2221206

Shri Jitesh Khosla

Chief Secretary

Government of Assam

Block-C 3

rd

Floor

Secretariat, Dispur

Guwahati-781006

Assam

Tele:-0361-2261120

Fax:-0361-2260900

Shri K.K.Sharma

Chief Secretary,

Government of Goa,

Secretariat,

Porvoriam, Goa-403001

Tele:-0832-2419402

Fax:-0832-2415201


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S hri O J Pan d ian

Chief Secretary

Government of Gujarat

Block No.1, 3rd floor

New SachivalayaComplex

Gandhinagar-382010

Gujarat

Tele:-079-23220372

Fax:-079-23250305

S hri R ajiv G auba

Chief Secretary

Government of Jharkhand

Secretariat

Ranchi, 834001

Jharkhand

Off:0651-2400240, 0651-2400250

0651-2403255

Shri O epinder S ingh O hesi

Chief Secretary

Government of Haryana

Haryana Civil Secretariat

Chandigarh-160 001

Tele:-0172-2740118

Fax:-0172-2740317

S hri K au sh ik M ukh erjee

Chief Secretary

Government of Karnataka

Vidhana Soudha

Bangalore-560001

Karnataka

Tele:-080-22252442

Fax:-080-22258913

S h ri P M itra

Chief Secretary

Government of Himachal Pradesh

Secretariat

Shimla-171001

Himachal Pradesh

Tele:-0177-2621022

Fax:-0177-2621813

S hri J iji T ho m so n

Chief Secretary

Government of Kerala

Secretariat

Thiruvanthapuram.

Kerala

Tele:-0471-2333147,2327376

Fax:-0471-2327176

Shri M oham m ad Iqbal Khandey

Chief Secretary

Government of Jammu

Kashmir

Civil Secretariat

Srinagar-190001

Jammu and Kashmir

Tele:-0194-2455353

Fax:-0194-2452356 (Srinagar)

0191-2546773

0191-2544338(Jammu)

Shri Anthony J C O esa

Chief Secretary

Government of Madhya Pradesh

Vallabh Bhavan

Bhopal-462003

Madhya Pradesh

Tele:-0755-2441848, 2441521

Fax:-0755-2441751


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S hri S wadheen S K shatriya

Chief Secretary

Government of Maharashtra

Room No.518, 5

th

Floor

Main Building Mantralaya

Mumbai-400032

Maharashtra

Tele:-022-22025042

Fax:-022-22028594

S h ri C J P o nra j

Chief Secretary

Government of Nagaland

Secretariat

Kohima-797001

Nagaland

Tele:-0370-2270082

Fax:-0370-2270057, 2222137

S h ri P C L aw m k un ga

Chief Secretary

Government of Manipur

Room No.171 South Block

Secretariat

Imphal-795001

Manipur

Tele:-0385-221144

Fax:-0385-2452629

Shri G okul Chandra Pati

Chief Secretary

Government of Orissa

General Admn. Dept.

Orrisa Secretariat

Bhubaneshwar-751001

Orissa

Tele:-0674-2534300

Fax:-0674-2536660

Shri P B W arjri

Chief Secretary

Government of Meghalaya

Main Secretariat Building

Shilong-793001

Meghalaya

Tele:-0364-221144, 2224801

Fax:-0364-2452629, 2225978

S hri S arve sh K au sh al

Chief Secretary,

Government of Punjab,

Punjab Civil Secretariat,

Chandigarh-160001

Punjab

Tele:-0172-2740156

Fax:-0172-2742488

Shri La lma ls awma

Chief Secretary

Government of Mizoram

Civil Secretariat, Block-C

Aizwal-796001

Mizoram

Tele:-0389-2322411

Fax:-0389-2322745,2323467

S h ri C S R a ja n

Chief Secretary

Government of Rajasthan

Secretariat

Jaipur-302005

Rajasthan

Tele:-0141-2227254

Fax:-0141-2227114


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Shri Rinchen Ongmu

Chief Secretary

Government of Sikkim

Tashiling Secretariat

Gangtok -737101

Sikkim

Tele:-03592-202315,222315

Fax:-03592-204323, 224323

Shri Alok Ranjan

Chief Secretary,

Government of Uttar Pradesh,

Lal Bahadur Shastri Bhavan,

UPSecretariat,

Lucknow-226001.

Uttar Pradesh

Tele:-0522-2221599

Fax:-0522-2239283

Shri K.Gnanadesikan

Chief Secretary

Government of Tamil Nadu

Secretariat

Chennai-600009

Tamil Nadu

Tele:-044-25671555

Fax:-044-25672304

Dr. Rajiv Sharma

Chief Secretary

Government of Telangana,

Secretariat Building,

Hyderabad-500 001.

Shri G. Kameswara Rao

Chief Secretary

Government of Tripura

Civil Secretariat

Agartala-799001

Tripura

Tele:-0381-2323200

Fax:-0381-2324013

Shri Sanjay Mitra

Chief Secretary

Government of West Bengal

Writers' Building

Kolkata -700001

West Bengal

Tele:-033-22145858

Fax:-033-22144328

ShriN. RaviShanker

Chief Secretary,

Government of Uttarkhand,

Uttarakhand Secretariat,

4BShubhash Road,

Dehradun -248001.

Uttrakhand

Tele:-0135-2712100, 2712094

Fax:-0135-2712500, 2712113


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U Ts

Shri Anand Prakash

Chief Secretary

U.T.of Andaman Nicobar Islands

Secretariat

Port Blair, Andaman -744101

Andaman and Nicobar (UT)

Tele:-03192-233110

Fax:-03192-232656

Shri Chetan B Sanghi

Chief Secretary,

Puducherry Administration,

Puducherry -605001.

Puducherry (UT)

0413-2334145

0413-2335512

0413-2337575

Shri Vijay Kumar D ev

Advisor to Administrator

U.T.of Chandigarh

Secretariat, Sector 9

Chandigarh -160001

Tele:-0172-27401542740118

Fax:-0172-27401652740317

Chandigarh (UT)

S hri A shish K un dra

(Administrator)

U .T. of Dadra Nagar Haveli

Secretariat

Silvasa-396230.

Dadra Nagar Haveli

Tele:-0260-2230700 2642777

Fax:-0260-2230775 2230997

Shri

D.M.

Spolia

Chief Secretary

Govt of NCTof Delhi,

Players Building, 'A' Wing,

I.PEstate

New Delhi

Tel: 011-23392100, 23392101

Fax:011-23392102

S hri H R ajesh P ra sa d

Admin istrator

U.T. of Lakshadweep

Secretariat

Kavaratti-682555

Lakshadweep (UT)

Tele:-04896-262255

Fax:-004896-262184

S hri A sh ish K und ra

(Administrator)

U.T.of Daman

Diu

Secretariat

Daman


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I TEMNO. 43

CObRT NO. 8

SECTI ON PI L

SUP REM E C 0 U R T 0 FI N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDI NGS

W i t Pet i t i on( Ci vi l ) - No.309/ 2003

LAXM ~ARAI N MOOI

Pet i t i oner ( s}

VERSUS·

UNI ON OF NDI A ORS. ·

Respondent ( s)

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)

( W th appl n. ( st f or p~: f ~si on t o f i l e r ej oi nder af f i davi t ,

di r ect i ons, perms si on t o ~ e addi t i onal af f i davi t , per m ssi on t o

f i l e addi t i onal document s , per i ni ssi onto f i l e submssi on and of f i ce

report)

w. P. ( C) No. 44/ 2004

( Wt h appl n. '( s ) f or di r ect i ons and exempt i on f r omf i l i ng o. T. and

may - r ef er t o r emar ks)

W P. ( C) ~o. 688/ 2007

( Wt h appl n. (5) .f or st ay)

SLP( C) No. 14121/ 2009

( Ref und of cost and· Of f i ce : Report )

Dat e: 06/ 02/ 2015 These mat t ers were cal l ed on f or hear i ng t oday.

CORAM :

HON' BLE MR. J USTi CE MADAN B. LOKUR

HON' BLE

MR.

J USTI CE UDAY UMESH LALI T

For Pet i t i oner ( S)

Mr . Pr anab Kumar Mul i i ck, AOR

Mr s. Soma Mul l i ck, Adv.

Mr . Sebat K' l i r O. areur i a, Adv.

Mr . Raj Panj wani , Sr . Adv.

Ms. Pur ni ma Bhat , AOR

Mr . C. D. Si ngh, AOR

Mr . B. D. Sharma, AOR

i n WP 688/ 07

Ms. , Sakshi Kakkar , Adv.

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i n SLP 14121/ 09

For Respondent ( ~) .

uor

CPCB

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Mr . Nar ot t am Vyas, Adv.

Mr . S. C. Varma, Adv.

Mr . K. Radhakr i shnan, Sr . Adv.

Ms. Suni ta Sharma, ~dv.

Ms. Ki r an Bhar dwaj , Adv.

Mr . M Khai r at i , Adv.

Mr . D. S. M~hr a, AOR

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Mr . L. C. Agr awal a, AOR

Ms. C. K. t ' i Suchar i t a AOR

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Mr . Vi j ay anj wani , AOR

Ms. Madhur panj wani , Adv.

Mr . V. K. Ver ma, AOR

Mr . Ni khi l Nayyar , AOR

Mr . Ambuj _ Agr awal , Adv.

Mr . Dhananj ay Bai j al , Adv.

Ms; Akanksha, Adv.

Mr . T. M Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . Ranj an Mukher j ee, AOR

Mr . B. V. Bal aram Das, AOR

Mr . Yash Pal Dhi ngr a, AOR

Mr . Kul di p Si ngh, AOR

Mr . Praveen Swar up, AOR

Ms. Sushma Verma, Ad .

Mr . Suvesh Kumar , Adv.

Mr . Lokendr a Kumar , Adv.

Mr . Sanj i v Sen, Sr . Adv.

Mr . Dev J. Roy, Adv.

Mr . Praveen Swar up, Adv.

Mr . Mohi t Kumar Shah, AOR

Ms. G. I ndi r a, AOR

Mr . Pahl ad Si ngh Sharma, AOR

Mr . Ashok K. Sr i vastava, AOR


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Ms. Praveena Gau~am AOR

Mr . Puni t Dut t Tyagi , AOR

Mr . Tara Chandra Sharma, AOR

Ms. Kam ni J ai swal , AOR·

Mr ~Abhi j a~ P. Medh, AOR

Mr . Sanj aYf : : R.Hegde, AOR

Mr .

Muke~ , ' l r ?K.i r i , AOR

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Shi bi i hi sh M sr a, AOR

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Mr .

Mr ; Ar un K. Si nha, AOR

Mr . B. S. Bant hi a; AOR

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Mr . Khwai r akpam Nobi n Si ngh, AOR

Mr . T. V. Rat nam AOR

Ms. Sum t a Hazar i ka, AOR

Mr; Mohanprasad Mehar i a; AOR

Mr . Aruneshwar Gupt a, AOR

Mr . Suni l Fer nandes, AOR

Mr . K. R. Sasi pr abhu, AOR

Mr . Raj esh Sr i vast ava, AOR

Mr . T. V. George, AOR

Mr . Anuvrat Sharma, AOR

Mr . Naresh K. Sharma, . AOR

Mr . Aj ay Pal , AOR

Mrs. Mani k Karc: m a' Wal a, AOR

Mr . Abhi j i t sengupt a, AOR

Ms. C. K. suchar i t a, AOR

Mr . pr adeep M sr a, AOR


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For St at es of

Andhra Pradesh

Ar unachal Pradesh

Assam

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Bi har

Chhat t i sgar h

Goa

Guj ar at

Haryana

H. P.

J K

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Mr . Sur~ Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . Sam r Al i Khan, AOR

Mr . S. K. Verma, AOR

Ms. A. . Subhashi ni , ~dv.

, ,1

Mr . Gunt ur . .r abhakar , Adv.

Ms. Prernaf S~ngh, Adv.

Mr . Ani l . S}l J : i vast av,AOR

Mr . Ri t u

./~,~j'~

Adv.

J~ ~t

Mr . Navni t Kumar , Adv.

Mr . Ri ku Sarma Adv.

f or is Corpor at e Law Gr oup

Mr . Gopal Si ngh AOR

Mr . Mani sh Kumar , Adv.

Ms. Rashm ~hr i vast ava, Adv.

Mr . Apoor v Kur up, Adv.

Mr . Ani r uddha P. Mayee, Adv.

Mr . V. C. Shukl a, Adv.

Mr . Pawan Shr ee Agr awal , Adv.

Mr . A. Sel vi n Raj a, Adv.

Ms. Char udat t a Mahi ndr akar , Adv.

Mr . Si ddhar t h Bhat nagar ; Adv.

Mr . Si dhar t h Mohan, Adv.

Mr . Rahul Arya, Adv.

Mr . T. Mahi pal , AOR

Ms. Hemant i ka Wahi , AOR

Ms. J esal Wahi , Adv.

Ms. Preet i Bhardwaj , Adv.

Ms. Gi ss Ant ony, Adv.

Mr . Ar un Bhar dwaj , AAG

Mr . Par veen Kumar , Adv.

Ms. B. Var dhan, · Adv.

Mr . Kamal Mohan Gupt a, AOR

Mr . Sur yanar yana Si ngh, AAG

Ms. Pr agat i Neekhr a, AOR

Mr . G. M. Kawasa, Adv.

Mr . A. Suresh, Adv.

Mr . Ashok Mat hur , AOR


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. : [ har khand

Karnat aka

Ker al a

Madhya Pr adesh

Maharasht r a

Mani p' Ur

M zoram

Nagal and

Raj ast han

Si kki m

Tam l Nadu

Tel angana

Tr i pur a

ut t ar Pradesh

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Mr . Gopal Pr asad, AOR

Mr . J ayesh GauraV, Adv.

Mr . V. N. Raghupathy, AOR

Mr . Lagnesh M shr a' , Adv.

Mr . Par i kshi t . Angadi , Adv.

Ms. Bi na M~dhavan, AOR

Mr. Sunnayt ,~houdhar y, Adv.

Mr . M shr a , ~f 1urabh,AOR

Ms.

.~.~;-r

.~;;:

Ani r ¥~a P. Mayea, Adv.

Asha ~~pal an Nai r , Adv.

.

Mr . Sapam Bi swaj i t Mei t ei , Adv.

Mr . Ashok K. ~ ngh, AOR

Mr . Z. H. I saac, ; Hai di ng, Adv.

' Mr . Pragyan Sharma, Adv;

Mr . Heshu Kayi na, Adv.

Mr . P. V. Yogeswar an, AOR

- Mr s. K. Enatol i Sema, Adv;

Mr . Am t Kumar Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . Bai aj i Sr i ni vasan, AOR

Mr . S. S . ' Shci nl sher y,AAG

Mr . Am t Sharma, Adv.

Mr . Sandeep Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . A. Mar i ar put ham AAG

Ms. Ar una Mathur , Adv.

Mr . Yusuf Khan, Adv.

Mr . K. Vi j ay Kumar , Adv.

f or

M s

' Ar putham Ar una Co.

Mr . M l ' ogesh Kanr i a, AOR

Ms. J . J anani , Ad .

Mr . A. Sant ha Kumar an, Adv.

Mr . P. Venkat Reddy, Adv.

Mr . Sumanth Nookal a, Adv.

f or

is

Venkat Pal wai Law Associ at es

Mr . Gopal Si ngh, - AOR

Mr . Ri t ur aj Bi swas, Adv.

Ms. Rashm Shr i vast ava, Adv.

Mr . Gaurav Bhat i a, AAG


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Mr . I r shad Ahmad, AAG

Mr . M :R . Shams had , AOR

Mr . Raj at Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . Adi t ya Samaddar , Adv.

Mr . Shashank Si ngh, Adv.

A&N I s l ands

Mr . Ashu t osh Kr . Sharma, Adv.

Mr . J . K. Bhat i a, Adv.

Mr . Ani p S~~hthey, AOR

Mr . Mohi t R~ul , Adv.

Mr . SaakaCl , r ardana, Adv ~

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Mr . K. V . .: / ' Tagdi shvar an,Adv.

Mr s. G. ~ ra, Adv.

Ut t arakhand

West Bengal

Chandi gar h

Mr . Gopal Si ngh, AOR

Ms. Vi m a Si nh~, Adv.

Puducher r y

Mr . V. G. Pragasam . AOR

Mr .

S.J.

Ar i st ot l e, Adv.

Mr . Pr abu Ramasubr amani an, ' Adv.

UPON hear i ng t he counsel t he Cour t made t he f ol l owi ng

O. R D E

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W P. CC) .No. 330/ 2001 ( Common Cause V. · Uni on of I ndi a)

We haVe hear c\ l ear ned counsel f or t he par t i es.

The pr ayer i n W P. ( C) No. 330 of 2001 [ Common Cause v.

Uni on of I ndi a] i s f pr enf ' or cement of st andards l ai d down

by t he Bur eau of I ndi an st andar ds i n I S 8895: 1978

.r egardi ng the' di sposal of ~ni mal wast ~ and sl ur r y and I S

1982: 1971

r egar di ng

ant e-mort em

and

post - mort em

i nspect i on of meat ani mal s.

The Secr et ar y i n t he M ni st r y of Cons~er Af f ai r s,

Food and Publ i c Di st r i but i on, Gover nment of I ndi . a shoul d

i nf orm Mr . K. Radhakr i shnan, Sr . Advocat e appear i ng f or

Uni on of I ndi a, wi t hi n t hr ee weeks as t o whet her t he

st andar ds t hat have been l ai d down r equi r e any r evi ew or


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update and/or modification due to the passage of time.

By an order dated

23.08. 2012

this Court had directed

setting up of state Committees for overseeing the

functioning of the' slaughter houses.

The Chairman of

~~_.., , •. ~II

each state committee is \ the Secretary in the Department

. . .. . . . . .

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of Urban Development in tthe State Government.

in

the

Ministry

D.~velppmen,

Government of Iridia,. who.

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coordina.te ·w.i·ththe- state

Co. .itte~s. and obtain ·information from them as reqaired

In the first instance, the Secretary

in the Ministry of UrbanDevelopment,Governmentof India

(the Nodai officer) ill ascertain and state on affidavit

whether all th.. states have set up the conunittee in termS

of the ,.o,' 'derpassed by this court on 2~.08.2012 and

whether they are .functioning in termSof paragraph 4 of

the order dated 27.08.2013.

The.Nodal Officer will also inform us whether the

prevention of Cruelty. to Animills (Slaughter House)Rules,

2000 are being implementedand enforced and whether the

broad frameworkprepared by the Ministry of Envi orunent

and Forests, Governmentef India for the state Co_ittees

for slaughter ,houses

i.~

being followed.

The needful be

done#w.ihin four weeks.

List this matter on

27th

March,

2015.


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W.P. (C) No. 44/2004 (People for Ethical Treatment of

Animals v. Union of India

Ora.)

Tag with W.P; (C) 'No.330/2001.

Writ Petition (Civil)· No..309/2003 (Laxmi Narain Modi v.

Union of India Ors.) .

.~

~.

The petitioner is s¥d to have passed away.

. .

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Since the issues r.-4,j.sed·n the petition are similar

'_ ' '.'~~~;,.

.

to the earlier petitH.b, .viz., W.P.(C) No.330 of 2001

[ConunonCause v.. Union of India], we dispose of this writ

..

_

petition.

However,· we grant liberty to the learned counsel

appearing in this petition to make·their submissions in

the petition filed by CommonCause.

Pending. applications, if any, are also disposed of.

Wri.t Petition (Civil) .No.688/2007 (Sushil Kumarv. State

of

c.

P.

Ors.)

This petition pertains to the· slaughter house in

Meerut, Uttar pradesh.

Weare not inclined to· entertain t.his petition. The

petition is accordingly dismissed.

However~

we grant liberty to the petitioner

to

... 1 t to th·e slaughter, house in

agi tate the assuea re a l.ng. .

Meerut before an appropriate forum.


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SLP C l No.14121 of 2009 (Hansraj, Bhardwaj v. Union of

India 6 Anr;)

We are not inclined to interfere with the impugned

judgment. The special leiave petition is dismissed' .

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(JASWI~~R)

COuRT MASTER


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ITEM NO.4

COURT NO.12

SECTION PIL

SUPREME COURT OF INDIA

RECORD OF PROCEEDINGS

WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) NO(s). 309 OF 2003

LAXMI NARAIN MODI

Petitioner(s)

VERSUS

UNION OF INDIA ORS.

Respondent(s)

(With appln(s) for directions, permission to file rejoinder affidavit,

permission to file additional documents, permission to file additional

affidavit, permission to file submissions and office report)

WITH W.P(C) NO. 330 of 2001

(With appln(s) for directions)

W.P(C) NO. 44 of 2004

(With appln(s) for directions, exemption from filing O.T.)

W.P(C) NO. 688 of 2007

(With appln(s) for stay)

Date: 23/08/2012 These matters were called on for hearing today.

CORAM:

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE K.S. RADHAKRISHNAN

HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE DIPAK MISRA

For Petitioner(s)

Mr. Pranab Kumar Mullick,Adv.

Ms. Purnima Bhat, Adv.

Mr. C.D. Singh, Adv.

UPON hearing counsel the Court made the following

ORDER

These writ petitions have been preferred in public interest seeking

various directions to the State Governments as well as to the Union of


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India, Ministry of Environment and Forest, Animal Welfare Board of

India and other statutory authorities to effectively implement the

provisions of the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Establishment and

Registration of Societies for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals) Rules, 2000

and also the provisions of Environment Protection Act, 1986, Schedule

I, Entry 50 and also Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules,

2000 etc. Further, direction is also sought to ensure that the animals meant

for slaughter are not transported in violation of Transport of Animals Rule,

1978 and the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Transport on Foot) Rules,

2000. Further, prayers have also been made to ensure that the

recognized slaughter houses are in conformity with the provisions of

the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (Slaughter House) Rules, 2000 and

also for other consequential reliefs. A detailed affidavit has been

filed by the Central Pollution Control Board (for short CPCB) as

early as in October, 2003 wherein they have categorically stated as

follows:

The CPCB is of the view that the slaughter houses generate

substantial quantities of effluents and solid wastes. These slaughter

houses causes nuisance by way of foul smell due to improper handling. It

is, therefore, necessary that these units should install pollution control

devices so that they can comply with the prescribed standards. Further, it

was stated that the existing slaughter houses need to modernize their

operations with greater emphasis of utilization of waste to reduce

environmental problems and to maintain hygienic conditions. It is also

pointed out that most of the slaughter houses in the country are very old

and operate without basic amenities such as proper flooring, water supply,

ventilation etc., and there is no need to upgrade old slaughter houses on

modern lines. Therefore, the CPBC submitted that all the slaughter houses

in the country should comply with the prescribed standards. The

local municipal agencies and concerned police should ensure that no

illegal slaughtering takes place and also the units conform to the standards

set by the State Pollution Control Boards and Pollution Control

Committees.

This Court has passed various orders alerting the State

Governments to properly implement the various provisions referred to

hereinbefore but still no effective steps have been taken by various States


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either to constitute Committees or to see that the slaughter houses are

functioning in accordance with the rules framed. The matters have again

come up for hearing today.

Learned senior counsel appearing for the Ministry of

Environment and Forest (MoEF) brought to our knowledge a

decision taken by the MoEF under the Chairmanship of Secretary,

Ministry of Environment and Forest on 26.04.2012. In the

meeting, the CPCB has presented its status of 15 States whereas

the Ministry of Labour gave a status of 20 States and the action

plan was also discussed.

After examining the matter in depth by the Committee, they found

the necessity of constituting State Committee for slaughter houses to

fulfill the mandatory requirements under the various legislations dealing

with the functioning of the slaughter houses in the country. The

decision of dated 26.04.2012 is extracted hereunder for easy reference:-

1. CPCB will write to all States informing about its guidelines

for slaughter houses. [Action: CPCB)

2. CPCB will also initiate action against all slaughter houses

which are not meeting the norms and implement the

abattoir rules through SPCB. It was discussed that SPCB

even has powers to close slaughter houses under these rules.

[Action: CPCB)

J.States to be requested to constitute State Committee for

SlaughterHousesas follows:

i) Secretary of the Departmentof Urban envelopment of

.,

the State-Chairman.

ii) Rep.Departmentof Health.

iii) Rep.Departmentof Animal Husbandry.

iv) Rep.Departmentof Labour.

v) Food Safety Commissioner representing Central Food

Safety andStandardAuthorityof India.

vi) Rep.StatePollutionControl Board.

vii) Rep.StateAnimalWelfareBoard.

viii) Rep.of State Police

ix) 2 prominentpersonsnominatedby state government.


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x) Such other officers and experts as the members may

choose to co-opt.

4. Functions of the State Committee for Slaughter Houses so

constituted may be as following:

i) to identify and prepare a list of all the Slaughter

Houses (S.H.s) located within the local self Govt.

(Municipal Corporations, Panchayats etc.)

ii) to call for reports from the District Magistrate or the Dy.

Commissioner and District Food Safety Inspector as

the case may be on the condition/functioning of the

S.H.s and also on the compliance of the relevant

applicable laws.

iii) to recommend modernization of old slaughter houses

(S.H.s) and to relocate S.H.s which are located within or

in close proximity of a residential area.

iv) to recommend appropriate measures for dealing with

solid waste, water/air pollution and for preventing

cruelty to the animals meant for slaughter.

v) to carry out surprise random inspections of S.H.s

regularlyand to issue directions for compliance of the

recommendationsthat maybe made by it.

vi) to send bi-annual reports on the state S.H.s to the

Central Committee and to refer issues that may

require Central Committee recommendations or

Central Govt. assistance.

vii) to accord final approval for licensing of S.H.S to

LocalSelf Govt.

viii) to identify on an ongoing basis, the unlicensed

slaughter houses in the region, and other

unlicensed,unlawfulestablishmentswhere animals are

being slaughtered,on howsoever a small scale, and

take the help of the District Magistrateand other law

enforcement agencies to crackdownon the same.

viii) To checkfor child labour.

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Learned counsel appearing for the petitioners also pointed out the

necessity of including the Secretary, Local Self Government as well as

the Secretary, Panchayat Raj also as Committee Members for effective

implementation of the various legislations.

Further, it was also pointed out that even though the decision

was taken by the MoEF on 26.04.2012 the same was forwarded to

various State Governments only on 2.7.2012 and so far no effective steps

have been taken by the State Governments to constitute the Committee

and to take further follow up action. The functions to be discharged by

such Committees have also been dealt with in the meeting held on

26.04.2012 for proper implementation. The early constitution of the

committees is, therefore, highly necessary for proper and speedy

implementation of the rules under the various enactments.

In such circumstances, we are inclined to give direction to all the

State Governments and the Union Territories to constitute the State

Committees for slaughters houses, as decided in the meeting held on

26.04.2012, including the Secretary, Local Self Government as well as

Secretary, Panchayat Raj as Members of the Committee over and

above the Members already mentioned.

Since the matter is pending in this Court for a number of years,

we are inclined to give directions to the State Governments and the

Union Territories to constitute the Committees within a period of one

month and report compliance.

Further, we also direct CPCB to write to all the State

Governments informing about the guidelines for slaughter houses as well

as to initiate action against all slaughter houses which are not meeting the

norms and implement the abattoir rules through State Pollution Control

Board (SPCB).

The CPCB will initiate steps within a period of two weeks from

today. The CPCB is also directed to submit its report within a period of

one month.

List the matters after six weeks on a non-miscellaneous day.

I(NARENDRA PRASAD)I

I(RENUKA SADANA)I


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REPORTABLE

I N THE SUPREME COURT OF I NDI A

CI VI L ORI GI NAL J URI SDI CTI ON

WRI T PETI TI ON ( C) No. 309 of 2003

Laxm Narai n Modi

. . . . Pet i t i oner

Versus

Uni on of I ndi a and ot her s

. . . . Respondent s

o

R D E R

K. S. Radhakr i shnan, J .

1. We have passed a det ai l ed or der on 9. 7. 2013 expr essi ng t he

appr ehensi on as t o whet her t he Comm t t ees const i t ut ed, f ol l ow ng our

ear l i er or der dat ed 23. 8. 2012, ar e ef f ect i vel y f unct i oni ng and whet her

proper s t eps are bei ng t aken f or pr oper i mpl ement at i on of t he pr ovi si ons of

t he var i ous l egi sl at i ons whi ch have been passed, w t h r egar d t o t he

tr ansport at i on of ani mal s , mai nt ai ni ng of sl aught er houses, ef f l uent and

sol i d wast e di sposal et c.

2. Vi de our or der dat ed 9. 7. 2013, we had di r ect ed al l t he St at e

Gover nment s/ Uni on Ter r i t or i es t o f i l e t hei r act i on t aken r epor t s w t hi n one

month. Few of t he St at es have f i l ed t he act i on t aken r epor t s det ai l i ng t he

f unct i oni ng of t he Commt tees const i t uted. We al so di r ect ed t he MoEF t o

f i nal i ze t he gui del i nes f or t he ef f ect i ve and pr oper f unct i oni ng of t he

State Commt tees f or over s eei ng t he f unct i oni ng of t he sl aught er houses.

I n obedi ence t o our di r ect i on, t he MoEF, on 27. 8. 2013, f i l ed a compl i ance

repor t encl os i ng the broad f ramework t o be f ol l owed by the State Commt tees

f or ef f ect i ve superv i si on of t he sl aught er houses and al so w t h r egar d t o

the t r anspor ta t i on of ani mal s, l oadi ng and unl oadi ng, ef f l uent di sposal ,

sol i d wast e di sposal and al so w t h r egar d t o t he per i odi cal i nspect i on of

s l aughter houses by the respect i ve St at e Ani mal Wel f ar e Boards.

3. We r ei t er at e t he i mpor t ance of pr oper i mpl ement at i on of t he

provi si ons of t he Pr event i on of Cruel t y t o Ani mal s ( Establ i shment and

Regi s t rat i on of Soci et i es f or Pr event i on of Cr uel t y t o Ani mal s ) Rul es,

2000, t he Envi r onment Protecti on Act , 1986, t he Sol i d Wast es ( Management

and Handl i ng) Rul es, 2000 and t he Pr event i on of Cr uel t y t o Ani mal s

( Sl aught er House) Rul es , 2000. Over and above, i t i s al so of ext r eme

i mpor t ance that al l t he Stat e Gover nment s, t he St at e Ani mal Wel f ar e Boards,

Pol l ut i on Contr ol Boar d et c. shoul d scr upul ousl y f ol l ow t he gui del i nes

i ssued by t he MoEF, i n obedi ence t o t he di rect i on gi ven by t hi s Cour t on

10. 10. 2012. The gui del i nes ar e ext r acted herei nbel ow f or easy r ef er ence:

GUI DELI NES FOR TRANSPORTATI ON OF ANI MALS AND SLAUGHTER HOUSES

RESPONSI BI LI TI ES OF ANI MAL HUSBANDRY DEPARTMENT

Any l i ves tock whi ch are pr ocur ed f r om t he mar ket are t o be cer t i f i ed by a

Vet er i nary Surgeon f or i ssui ng a f i t ness cer t i f i cat e i n t he f orm speci f i ed

by t he Cent r al Gover nment f or t he pur pose of t r anspor ta t i on.

The l oadi ng and unl oadi ng of t he ani mal s i n t he mar ket pl ace and bef or e

transportat i on shal l be super vi sed by t he concerned of f i ci al s of t he Ani mal

Husbandr y Depar tment t o ensur e t hat t he ani mal s ar e not subj ect ed t o

unnecessary pai n or suf f er i ng.

I n addi t i on t o t he above heal t h cer t i f i cat e a cer t i f i cat e has t o be

i ssued as per t he Rul e 96 of t he Tr anspor t of Ani mal s ( Amendment ) Rul es,

2001 by the Of f i cer of t he Ani mal Husbandry Depar tment not bel ow t he r ank

of As si s t ant Di r ect or / Deputy Di rect or / Chi ef veter i nar y Of f i cer .

The Ani mal Husbandry aut hor i t y shal l ensur e t hat al l ani mal s ar e pr ovi ded

w th shade, shel t er , f ood and wat er as necessary and t hey ar e t et her ed

secur el y i n a way whi ch does not cause unnecessar y di scom or t t o ani mal s.

The Ani mal Husbandr y Depar tment shal l ensur e t hat t he si ck, l ame, i nj ur ed

and pregnant ani mal s ar e not t r anspor ted f or Sl aught er .

They shoul d al so ensure that t he ani mal s ar e never l i f t ed or

head, hor ns, ear s, f eet , t ai l or any other par t of t he Body

cause unnecessary suf f er i ng.

dragged by

whi ch m ght

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DOCUMENTATI ON BY DI FFERENT AUTHORI TI ES

I t shoul d be ensur ed t hat each consi gnment shal l bear a

bol d r ed l et t er s t he name, addr ess and t el ephone number

consi gnor and consi gnee, t he number and t ypes of cat t l e

and quant i t y of r at i ons and f ood pr ovi ded.

l abel show ng i n

( i f any) of t he

bei ng t r anspor t ed

The consi gnor shal l be i nf ormed about t he t r ai n or vehi cl e i n whi ch t he

consi gnment of cat t l e i s bei ng sent and i t s ar ri val t i me i n advance.

The consi gnment of cat t l e shal l be booked by t he next t r ai n or vehi cl e

and shal l not be det ai ned af t er t he consi gnment i s accept ed f or booki ng.

GUI DELI NES TO BE FOLLOWED BY THE AUTHORI TI ES FOR TRANSPORTATI ON OF

DI FFERENT ANI MALS (CATTLE, SHEEP AND GOAT, PI G) THROUGH RAI L OR RAOD.

The aver age space pr ovi ded per cat tl e i n Rai l way wagon or vehi cl e shal l

not be l ess t han t ~ O squar e met r es.

Sui tabl e r ope and pl at f orms shoul d be used f or l oadi ng cat t l e f r om

vehi cl es.

I n case of r ai l way wagon t he dr opped door of t he wagon may be used as a

r amp when l oadi ng or unl oadi ng i s done t o t he pl at f or m

Cat t l e shal l be l oaded af t er t hey ar e pr oper l y f ed and gi ven wat er .

Wat er i ng ar rangement s on r out e shal l be made and suf f i ci ent quant i t i es of

wat er shal l be car r i ed f or emer gency.

Suf f i ci ent f eed and f odder w t h adequat e r eser ve shal l be car r i ed t o l ast

dur i ng t he j our ney.

Adequat e vent i l at i on shal l be ensur ed.

Emer gency / f i r st - ai d equi pment i s car r i ed.

Vehi cl e shoul d have sui tabl e r amps and pl at f orms f or l oadi ng and

unl oadi ng.

Ther e shoul d be suf f i ci ent beddi ng on t he f l oor of t he vehi cl e.

Vehi cl e br east bar s shoul d be pr oper l y pl aced.

Vehi cl es ar e mai nt ai ned so as not t o cause i nj ur y, pai n or suf f er i ng.

Vehi cl e i s cl ear l y i dent i f i ed as an ani mal car ri er .

Ther e i s a per manent i ndi c at i on of t he maxi mum ani mal / vehi c l e l oad.

The l at est amended space al l owance f or t ranspor ti ng t he cat t l e by r ai l or

vehi cl e i s gi ven i n t he Tabl e I & I I gi ven bel ow:

I Cat t l e wei ghi ng upt o 200 Kg.

I Cat t l e wei gh- i ng 200- 300 Kg.

I Cat t l e wei ghi ng 300- 400 Kg.

I Cat t l e wei ghi ng above 400 Kg.

11 Squar e Met er ( Sq. Mt r . )

11. 20 Squar e Met er I

11. 40 Square Meter I

12. 0 Square Meter - I

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TABLE - I I

Space requi rement for Cat t l e whi l e bei ng t r anspor t ed i n commonl y s i zed

r oad vehi cl es

I Number of Cat t l e

I Vehi cl e Si zel Fl oor Ar eal Cat t l e I Cat t l e I Cat t l e I Cat t l e I

I Lengt h x l of Vehi cl el wei ghi ng I wei ghi ng I wei ghi ng Iwei ghi ng I

I Wdth Squarel i n Square l upto 200 kg1200-300 Kg 1300- 400 Kg l above 4rOO Kgl

I Met er I Met er ( Sq. I ( 1 Sq. m cl ( 1. 20 Sq. I ( 1. 40 Sq. I ( 2. 0 Sq.

rnt

r ; ]

I I m r . ) I Space per I m r space I m r . Space I Space per I

I I I cat t l e) [per cat t l e) [pe r cat t l e) I cat t l e) I

16. 9 x 2. 4 116. 56 116 114 112 18 I

15. 6 x 2. 3 112. 88 112 110 18 16 I

14. 16

x

1.9 17. 904 18 16 16 14 I

12. 9

x

1. 89 15. 481 15 14 14 12 I

GUI DELI NES FOR TRANSPORT OF SHEEP AND GOATS BY RAI L OR ROAD I NVOLVI NG

J OURNEYS OF MORE THAN SI X HOURS

Sheep and goat s shal l be t ra~spor ted separ at el y; but i f l ot s ar e

smal l speci al par t i t i on shal l be pr ovi ded to separate them

Rams and mal e young s tock shal l not be m xed w t h f emal e st ock i n t he

same compart ment .

Suf f i ci ent f ood and f odder shal l be car r i ed t o l ast dur i ng t he j our ney

and water i ng f aci l i t y shal l be pr ovi ded at r egul ar i nt er val s.

Materi al f or paddi ng, such as st r aw, shal l be pl aced on t he f l oor t o

avoi d i nj ur y i f an ani mal l i es down, and t hi s shal l be not l ess t han 5 cm

t hi ck.

PRECAUTI ONS TO BE TAKEN WHI LE TRANSPORTI NG SHEEP AND GOATS

The ani mal s shal l not be f et t er ed unl ess t her e i s a r i sk of t hei r

j umpi ng out and t hei r l egs shal l not be t i ed down.

Adequate vent i l at i on shal l be pr ovi ded i n every wagon. Upper door

si de of wagon shal l be kept open and pr oper l y f i xed and t he upper

t he wagon shal l have w r e gauge cl osel y wel ded mesh ar r angement s t o

bur ni ng ci nder s f r om the engi nes ent er i ng t he wagon and l eadi ng

breakout .

of one

door of

prevent

t o f i r e

The space r equi r ed f or a goat shal l be t he same as t hat f or a wool l ed

sheep and the approxi mate space requi red for a sheep i n a goods vehi cl e or

a r ai l way wagon i s prescr i bed i n the Rul es.

Goods vehi cl es of capaci t y of 5 or 4; t ons, whi ch ar e gener al l y used f or

t r anspor t i ng ani mal s, s hal l car r y not more than f or t y sheep or goat s.

I n t he case of l ar ge goods vehi cl es and

pr ovi ded at ever y t wo or t hr ee met er s acr oss

crowdi ng and tr appi ng of sheep and goats .

wagons , par t i t i ons shal l

t he w dt h t o pr event

be

t he

I n t he case of ewes, goat s or l ambs or ki ds under si x weeks of age,

separate panel s shal l be provi ded.

Note: t he l at est space al l owance requi red f or t r anspor t at i on of sheep and

goat s i s gi ven bel ow:

I Wool ed

I 0. 17

10. 19

Shorn

0. 16

0. 18

Met er l

I

I

I

I

I Appr oxi mate wei ght of ani mal s i n

IKi l ogr am

I

I Not more than 20

I Mor e t han 20 but not mor e t han 25

I Space requi red i n Squar e

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I More than 40

10. 23

10. 27

10. 32

0. 22

0. 25

0. 29

GUI DELI NES FOR TRANSPORT OF PI GS BY RAI L OR ROAD PI GS I NCLUDES PI GLETS,

HOGS, HOGLETS AND ANI MALS OF PI GS FAM LY I NVOLVI NG J OURNEY MORE THAN SI X

HOURS

MANDATORY REQUI REMENTS

A val i d heal t h cer t i f i cat e by a vet er i nar y doct or t o t he ef f ect t hat t he

pi gs ar e i n a f i t condi t i on t o t ravel by r ai l or r oad and ar e not suf f er i ng

f r om i nf ect i ous or cont agi ous or par asi t i c di sease shal l accompany each

consi gnment i n t he t ranspor t of pi gs by r ai l or r oad.

I n addi t i on t o t he above heal t h cer t i f i cat e a cer t i f i cat e has t o be

i ssued as per t he Rul e 96 of t he Tr anspor t of Ani mal s ( Amendment ) Rul es,

2001 by t he of f i cer of t he Ani mal Husbandr y Depar tment not bel ow t he r ank

of Assi s tant Di rector / Deput y Di r ector ; Chi ef Veter i nary Of f i cer .

I n t he absence of a cer t i f i cat e under sub- r ul e ( 1) , t he car r i er shal l

ref use to accept the cons i gnment for t r anspor t .

The cer t i f i cat e under sub r ul e ( 1) shal l be i n a f orm speci f i ed i n

Schedul e-K.

GUI DELI NES FOR CONSI GNOR AND CONSI NEE

Each consi gnment shal l bear a l abel show ng i n bol d r ed l et t er s t he name,

addr ess and t el ephone number ( i f any) of t he consi gnor and consi gnee, t he

number and t ype of pi gs bei ng t r anspor t ed and quant i t y of r at i ons and f ood

provi ded to them

The cons i gnee shal l be i nf or med i n advance about t he t r ai n or vehi cl e i n

whi ch t he consi gnment of pi gs i s bei ng sent and i t s ar r i val t i me.

The consi gnment of pi gs shal l be booked by t he next t r ai n or vehi cl e and

shal l not be detai ned af t er the cons i gnment i s accepted f or booki ng.

Fi r s t - ai d equi pment shal l accompany the pi gs.

Sui t abl e r amps shal l be pr ovi ded f or l oadi ng and unl oadi ng the pi gs .

I n t he case of a r ai l way wagon, when the l oadi ng or unl oadi ng i s done on

t he pl at f orm the dropped door of t he wagon shal l be used as a r amp.

NECESSARY PRECAUTI ONS TO BE FOLLOWED

Whi l e t r anspor t i ng gr oup of pi gs by r ai l or r oad, mal e young st ock shal l

not be m xed w t h f emal e st ock i n t he same compart ment .

Whi l e t ranspor t i ng pi gs by r ai l or r oad, suf f i ci ent f ood and f odder shal l

be car r i ed t o l ast dur i ng t he j our ney and wat er i ng f aci l i t y shal l be

provi ded at r egul ar i nterval s.

Whi l e t r anspor t i ng pi gs by r ai l or r oad, mat er i al s f or paddi ng, such as

st r aw, shal l be pl aced on t he f l oor t o avoi d i nj ur y i f an ani mal l i es down,

and t hi s shal l be not l ess t han 5 cmt hi ck.

Whi l e t r anspor t i ng pi gs by r ai l or r oad, t he ani mal s shal l not be

f et t er ed unl ess t her e i s a r i sk of t hei r j umpi ng out and t hei r l egs shal l

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not be t i ed down.

SPACE RE QUI RE ME NT DURI NG RAI L TRAVEL - I N TRANSPORT OF PI GS BY RAI L

No r ai l way wagon s hal l accommodat e mor e t han t he number of pi gs as

s pec i f i ed i n t he Tabl e bel ow:

I Br o ad gauge I Met e r gauge I Nar r ow gauge

I ( 1)

I ( 2)

I ( 3)

I Area

of wagonl Ar ea

of wago nl Ar e a

of Wagonl A r ea of

I

I

I

I

I Wagon

I

I Less

th an 121. 1

Squar e I Les s t han

112. 5 Squar e

I

121. 1

Square

I Met r e and

112. 5 Squar e

I Met r e and

I

I Me t r e

Iabove

I Met r e I above

I No t

a l l owed

I Number of

I Number of

I Number of

I Number o f

I

I P i gs 35

I P i gs

50

I P i gs 25

I P i gs 30

I

Adequat e vent i l at i o n s hal l be pr ov i ded i n ever y wagon and

of one s i de of wagon s hal l be kept open and pr oper l y f i xed

door of t he wagon s hal l have wi r e gauge c l os el y wel ded mes h

pr event bur ni ng c i nder s f r om t he engi nes ent er i ng t he wagon

f i r e br eakout .

t he upper door

and t he upper

ar r angement s t o

and l ea di ng t o

SPACE RE QUI RE ME NT DURI NG R OAD TRAVE L - I N TRANSPORAT OF PI GS BY ROAD

Goods vehi c l es of capac i t y of 5 or 4. 5 t ons , whi c h ar e gener al l y us ed

f or t r ans por t at i o n of ani mal s , s hal l car r y not mor e t han t went y pi gs .

I n t he cas e of l ar ge goods vehi c l es and cont ai ner s, par t i t i on s hal l be

p rov i ded at ever y t wo or t hr ee met r es ac r os s t he wi dt h t o pr event t he

c r owdi ng and t r a ppi ng of p i gs .

I n t he cas e

of

pi gs

under

s i x

weeks

of

age,

sepa ra t e

panel s

s h al l

be

p ro v i d ed.

Not e:

The

l at es t updat e

on number

of pi gs

wh i ch

can

be

t r a n s p o r t e d

t h rough r ai l i s gi v en bel ow:

I B r o ad Gauge

( 1)

I Ar ea of Wagon

I VPU hav i ng F l oor Ar ea

63. 55

Squar e Met e r

I Number o f

P i g s

104

( 0. 61

Squar e Met er per

P i g )

( 2) The l a t e s t updat e on number of pi g s wh i ch can be t r a n s p o r t e d

t hr ough vehi c l e

i s

g i v en

bel ow:

Is. No.

I

I

11.

12.

13 .

I Maxi mum numbe r of Pi g s per m t t ed f or Road Vehi c l es

I Ve hi c l e IVehi c l e IVehi c l e IVehi c l e I

I havi ng s i z el hav i ng s i z el havi ng s i z el hav i ng s i z e I

15 . 6m x 15. 15 m x 13. 03mx 12. 9m x 2. 0 m I

12. 35m 12. 18 m 12. 18 m I I

143 137 122 119 I

131 126 115 113 I

121 118 110 19 I

I Ty pe o f

IAni mal

I

I Weane r

IYoung

I Adul t

Not e: - For t he pur pos e of P i gs of al l br eeds , ages and s ex, t he f ol l owi ng

Space al l owances shal l app l y:

Weane r - pi gl et whi ch has j us t been s epar at e f r om t he mot her f or t he

pur pos e of i ndependent r e ar i ng and c ommonl y i n t he wei ght r ange of 12 kg

15 kg.

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Young - Mal e or f emal e pi g bet ween 0. 3 t o 0. 6 months of age and commonl y

i n t he wei ght r ange of 15 Kg - 50 Kg.

Adul t - A mal e or f emal e pi g above 06 months of age and havi ng wei gh more

t han 50 Kg.

SPECI FI CATI N TO BE FOLLOWED FOR UNLOADI NG AND TI LL THE ANI MALS ARE

SUBJ ECT TO SLAUGHTER

The r ecept i on ar ea of sl aught er house shal l have proper r amps f or di r ect

unl oadi ng of ani mal s f r om vehi c l es or r ai l way wagons and t he sai d r ecept i on

ar ea shal l have adequat e f aci l i t y suf f i ci ent f or f eedi ng and wat er i ng of

ani mal s.

The unl oadi ng of ani mal s shoul d be super vi sed by t he ani mal husbandr y

aut hor i t i es.

Separ at e i sol at i on pens shal l be provi ded i n sl aught er house w t h

wat er i ng and f eedi ng ar r angement s f or ani mal s suspect ed t o be suf f er i ng

f rom contagi ous and i nf ect i ous di seases, and f r act i ous ani mal s, i n or der t o

segr egat e t hem f rom t he

Ant e- mor t em and pen ar ea on sl aught er house shal l be paved r emai ni ng

ani mal s.

Adequate hol di ng ar ea shal l be pr ovi ded i n sl aught er house accor di ng t o

t he cl ass of ani mal s t o be sl aught ered and t he sai d hol di ng ar ea shal l have

wat er and f eedi ng f aci l i t i es.

The r est i ng gr ounds i n sl aught er house shal l have over head pr ot ect i ve

shel t er sw t h i mper vi ous materi al such as concr et e non- s l i pper y herr i ng- bone

t ype sui t abl e t o st and wear and t ear by hooves, or br i ck, and pi t ched t o

sui t abl e dr ai nage f aci l i t i es and t he curbs of sai d i mper vi ous mat er i al 150

t o 300 mm hi gh shal l be pr ovi ded ar ound t he borders of l i vestock pen area,

except at t he ent r ances and such pen shal l pr ef er abl y be covered.

Ever y ani mal af t er i t has been subj ect ed t o vet er i nar y i nspect i on shal l

be passed on t o a l ai r age f or r est i ng f or 24 hour s bef or e sl aught er .

The l ai r age of t he sl aught er house shal l be adequat e i n si ze suf f i ci ent

f or t he number of ani mal s t o be l ai red.

The space pr ovi ded i n t he pens of such l ai r age shal l be not l ess t han 2. 8

sq. m . per l ar ge ani mal and 1. 6 sq. m . per smal l ani mal .

The ani mal s shal l be kept i n such l ai r age separ at el y dependi ng upon t hei r

t ype and cl ass and such l ai r age shal l be so const r uct ed as t o pr ot ect t he

ani mal s f r om heat , col d and r ai n.

The l ai r age shal l have adequat e f aci l i t i es f or wat er i ng and post - mortem

i nspect i on.

Feedi ng and wat er i ng ar rangement s i n t he Ani mal Hol di ng ar ea shoul d be

made avai l abl e.

Whet her ante and post mor t em examnat i on by a qual i f i ed vet er i nar i an i s

bei ng car r i ed out .

Ani mal s not t o be sl aught er ed except i n r ecogni zed or l i censed houses.

No per son shal l sl aught er any ani mal w t hi n a muni ci pal ar ea except i n a

sl aught er house r ecogni zed or l i censed by t he concerned author i t y empower ed

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under t he l aw f or t he t i me bei ng i n f or ce t o do so.

NO ani mal whi ch i s pr egnant , or has an of f s pr i ng l ess t han t hr ee months

ol d, or i s under t he age of t hr ee mont hs or has not been cer t i f i ed by a

vet er i nar y doct or t hat i t i s i n a f i t cci ndi t i onto be s l aughtered, shal l be

sl aught ered.

The sl aught er house shal l have a r ecept i on ar ea of adequat e si ze

suf f i ci ent f or l i ves t ock subj ect t o veter i nary i nspect i on.

The vet er i nar y doct or shal l exam ne t hor oughl y not mor e t han 12 ani mal s

i n an hour and not mor e t han 96 ani mal s i n a day.

METHOD OF SLAUGHTER OF ANI MAL AND PROCEDURE

No ani mal shal l be sl aught er ed i n a sl aught er house i n si ght of ot her

ani mal s.

No ani mal shal l be admni stered any chemcal , dr ug or hormone bef or e

sl aught er except dr ug f or i t s t r eat ment f or any speci f i c di sease or

ai l ment .

The sl aught er hal l s i n a sl aught er house shal l

sect i ons of adequat e di mensi ons suf f i ci ent f or

i ndi vi dual ani mal s t o ensur e t hat t he ani mal s t o be

not w t hi n t he sl i ght of ot her ani mal s.

provi de separate

sl aught er of

sl aught er ed i s

Knocki ng sect i on i n sl aught er house may be so pl anned as t o sui t t he

ani mal and par t i cul ar l y t he r i t ual sl aught er , i f any and such

knocki ng sect i on and dr y l andi ng ar ea associ at ed w t h i t shal l be so

bui l t t hat escape f r om t hi s sect i on can be easi l y car r i ed out by an

oper at or w t hout al l ow ng t he ani mal t o pass t he escape bar r i er .

BROAD FRAMEWORK UNDER ENVI RONMENT ( PROTECTI ON) ACT 1986 AND RULES FRAMED

THEREUNDER:

Ef f l uent Di sposal :

The af f l uent di s posal st andar ds not i f i ed under t he

(Protect i on) Rul es, 1986 ar e:

Envi r onment

ICategory

IParameters

IConcent r ati on

l i n not t o I

l exceed, mg/ l I

I I

1100 I

1100 I

110 I

1500 I

I I

130 I

150 I

110 I

I Sl aught er House

I Above 70 TLWK/day

I

I

170 TLWK/ day and bel ow

l B. Meat Processi ng

I

I

I

I

I

I

I BOD (3 days at 27: C)

I Suspended Sol i ds

10i l and Grease

I BOD (3 days at 27:C)

I BOD 3 days at 27: C)

I Suspended Sol i d

10i l and Grease

Not e: ( i ) TLWK - Tonnes of Li ve Wei ght Ki l l ed: ( i i ) I n case of di sposal

i nt o muni ci pal sewer wher e sewage i s t r eat ed, t he i ndust r i es shal l

i nst al l scr een and oi l & grease separat i on uni t s: ( i i i ) The i ndust r i es

havi ng sl aught er house al ong w t h meat pr ocessi ng uni t s w l l be

consi dered i n meat processi ng category as fa r as s tandards are concerned.

The Pol l ut i on Cont r ol Board may speci f y more s t r i ngent s tandards f r omt he

above dependi ng upon the qual i t y requi rement of reci pi ent sys tem

Sol i d waste di sposal :

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As per t he Muni ci pal Sol i d Waste ( Management and Handl i ng) Rul es, 2000,

the was tes f roms l aughter house, meat and f i sh mar ket s, f r ui t s and

vegetabl es markets , whi ch are bi odegradabl e i n nature, shal l be managed

to make use of such was tes .

I NSPECTI ON OF SLAUGHTER HOUSE: ( 1) The Ani mal s Wel f are Board of I ndi a or

a Stat e Ani mal s Wel f are Board or any per son who i s qual i f i ed veter i nar i an

i s aut hor i zed by Ani mal Wel f ar e Boar d of I ndi a may at l east once i n ever y

si x mont hs per i od, i nspect any sl aught er house w t hout not i ce t o i t s

owner or t he person i n- charge of i t at any t i me dur i ng t he wor ki ng hours

t o ensur e t hat t he pr ovi si ons of t hese r ul es ar e bei ng compl i ed w t h.

(2) The person or the Ani mal Wel f are Organi zat i on author i zed under sub

r ul e ( 1) shal l af t er i nspect i on send i t s r epor t t o Ani mal Wel f ar e Boar d

of I ndi a as wel l as t o t he muni ci pal or l ocal aut hor i t y f or appr opr i at e

act i on i ncl udi ng i ni t i at i on of l egal pr oceedi ngs, i f any, i n t he event of

vi ol at i on of any pr ovi si ons of t hese r ul es.

~ We di r ect al l t he St at e Gover nment s/ UTs and t he Comm tt ees

consti t ut ed t o ef f ect i vel y f ol l ow the above-ment i oned gui del i nes. For

gi vi ng f ur t her di r ecti ons, i ni t i al l y we ar e i ncl i ned t o di r ect t he St at es

of Taml Nadu, Kar nat aka, Keral a, Del hi , Mahar asht r a and Ut t ar Pr adesh t o

i mpl ement t he pr ovi si ons of t he Act ment i oned ear l i er as wel l as t he

gui del i nes i ssued by t he MoEF, and f i l e an act i on t aken r epor t w t hi n t hr ee

mont hs. Pos t af t er t hr ee mont hs al ong w t h t he Act i on Taken Repor ts.

Communi cat e t he or der t o t he Chi ef Secr et ar i es of t he above- ment i oned

St ates.

J

( K. s. RADHAKRI SHNAN)

.......................................

. ,J.

( PI NAKI CHANDRA GHOSE)

New Del hi ,

August 27, 2013

SUP REM E

COURT NO. 8

C 0 U R T

REVI SED

SECTI ON PI L

I TEMNO. 301

o

F

I N D I A

RECORD OF PROCEEDI NGS

WRI T PETI TI ON (CI VI L) NO( s) . 309 OF 2003

LAXM NARAI N MODI

Pet i t i oner( s)

VERSUS

UNI ON OF I NDI A & ORS.

Respondent ( s)

(W t h appl n( s) f or permssi on t o f i l e r ej oi nder af f i davi t , di r ecti ons,

perm ssi on t o f i l e addl . af f i davi t , documents and submss i ons w th

of f i ce repor t )

WTH WP(C) NO. 330 of 2001

( W t h appl n. f or di r ecti ons)

W P( C) NO. 688 of 2007

(W th appl n. f or st ay)

WP(C) NO.

of 2004

(W th appl n. f or exempt i on f r om f i l i ng O. T. and di rect i ons)

SLP(C) NO. 14121 of 2009

(W t h appl n. f or di r ect i ons, r ef und of cost s and of f i ce r epor t )

Date : 27/ 08/ 2013 These Pet i t i ons wer e cal l ed on f or hear i ng t oday.

CORAM

HON' BLE MR. J USTI CE K. S. RADHAKRI SHNAN

HON' BLE

MR

J USTI CE PI NAKI CHANDRA GHOSE

Counsel f or t he par t i es

Mr

Pranab Kumar Mul l i ck, Adv.

Ms. Soma Mu11i ck, Adv.

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Mr . Ra j

Panj wa ni ,

Sr . Adv.

Ms .

Pur n i ma

Bhat

Kak,

Adv.

Mr .

Vi j ay

Panj wan i ,

Adv .

Mr .

R ak es h Kha nna,

ASG

Mr .

Adi t ya Si ngh,

Adv.

Ms . Ki r a n

Bha rdwa j ,

Adv.

f or Mr .

S. N. Ter dal , Adv.

Mr .

D. S. Chadha,

Adv .

Mr .

P r a dh uman Go hi l ,

Adv.

Mr .

Vi k as h S i n gh,

Adv.

2

Ms .

Bi na Madhavan,

Adv.

Mr . Ani p Sa cht he y, Adv.

Mr . Sa ak aar Sa r dana , Adv .

Mr . M. Yoges h Kanna, Adv.

Mr . A. Sant h a Kumar an, Adv.

Ms . Sas i Kal a, Adv.

Mr . Ani r u ddha P . May ee, Adv .

Mr . Char u da t t a Mahi n dr a ka r , Adv.

Mr . Mi s hr a Saur a bh, Adv.

Ms . As ha G. Nai r , Adv.

Mr . Chet a n Chawl a, Adv.

Mr . Sur y a na r a ya na Si ngh, Adv.

f o r Ms . P r agat i Neek hr a , Adv.

Ms . Ar u na Mat hu r ,

Adv.

Mr . Yus uf Khan, Adv.

Ms . Ni s hi Shar ma, Adv.

f or

Mis

Ar put ham Ar una

Co.

Mr . Gopal P r a s ad, Adv .

Mr . J ayes h Gaur a v, Adv.

Ms .

Vi bha

Dat t a Mak hi j a, Adv.

Mr . M. P. Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . Sun i l Fer nandes , Adv.

Ms . I n s ha Mi r , Adv.

Ms . As t ha Shar ma, Adv.

Mr . Mandeep Vi na ya k, Adv .

Ms . Anj al i Shar ma, Adv.

Ms . P r a ve ena Ga ut am Adv .

DAH, Goa Mr . Bhavani s hankar V. Gadni s , Adv.

Ms . Suni t a B. Rao, Adv. ( NP)

Mr . B. D. Shar ma, Adv.

Mr . N. Vyas , Adv.

Ms . Deep Shi k ha Bhar a t i , Adv .

Mr . Ved P. Ar ya, Adv.

Mr . S. C. Ver ma, Adv.

3

Mr . Sanc har Anand, AAG

Mr . Kr i s hna Sar ma, Adv.

Mr . Ri k u Shar ma, Adv.

Mr . Mo ha n P r a s ad Gupt a , Adv .

Ms . Suni t a Shar ma

Mr . M. Khai r a t i , Adv.

Mr . Vi kas Mal hot r a, Adv.

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Har yana

Mr . Manj i t Si ngh, AAG

Mr . V. G. Pr agas am Adv.

Mr . S. J . Ar i st ot l e, Adv.

Mr . Pr abu Ramas ubr amani an, Adv.

Mr . I r s had Ahmed, AAG

Mr . Sam r Al i Khan, Adv.

Mr . Ranj an Mukher j e e, Adv.

Mr . S. C. Ghos h, Adv.

Mr . S. Bhowm c k, Adv.

Mr . R. P. Yadav, Adv.

Ar unachal Pr ades h Mr . Ani l Shr i vas t av, Adv.

Mr . Ri t ur aj Bi s was , Adv.

Tr i pur a Mr . Ri t ur aj Bi swas , Adv.

f or Mr . Gopal Si ngh, Adv.

Bi har Mr . Chandan Kumar , Adv.

f or Mr . Gopal Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . K. Enat ol i Ser na, Adv.

Mr . Am t Kr . Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . Pr agyan pr adi p Shar ma, Adv.

Mr . Hes hu Kay i n a, Adv.

Mani pur Mr . Sapam Bi swaj i t Mei t ei , Adv.

Mr . Kh. Nobi n Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . Mukes h Ver ma, Adv.

f or Mr . Yas h Pal Di ngr a, Adv.

Mr . B. S. Bant hi a , Adv. ( NP)

4

Mr . V. K. Ver ma, Adv.

Mr . Ni khi l Nayyar , Adv.

Mr . R. Ayyam Per u mal , Adv.

Mr . Pr adeep Mi s r a, Adv.

Mr . P . V. Yoges war a n, Adv.

Mr . B. S. Bant h i a, Adv.

Mr . Dhar am Bi r Raj Vohr a, Adv.

Mr . Abhi j i t Sengupt a , Adv.

Mr . Kul di p Si ngh, Adv. ( NP)

Mr . V. N. Raghupat h y, Adv.

Mr . P . V. Di n es h, Adv. ( NP)

Mr . As hok K. Sr i vas t ava, Adv.

Mr . C. D. Si ngh, Adv.

Mr . Anuv r at Shar ma, Adv .

Mr . Puni t Dut t Tyagi , Adv.

Mr . Tar a Chandr a Shar ma, Adv. ( NPl

Ms . Kam ni J ai s wal , Adv.

Mr . Sanj ay R. Hegde, Adv.

Mr . Mukes h K. Gi r i , Adv.

Mr . Shi bas hi s h Mi s r a, Adv.

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Mr . Ar un K. Si nha, Adv.

Ms . Hemant i ka Wahi , Adv.

Mr . T. V. Rat nam Adv.

Ms . Sum t a Haz ar i k a, Adv.

5

Mr . Mohan P r as ad Mehar i a, Adv .

Mr . Ar u nes hwar Gupt a , Adv .

Mr . K. R. Sas i p r abhu, Adv.

Mr . Nar es h K. Shar ma, Adv.

Mr . Aj ay pal , Adv.

Mr s . Mani k Kar anj awal a, Adv. ( NP)

Ms . C. K. Suchar i t a , Adv.

UPON hear i ng c ouns el t he Cour t made t he f o l l owi ng

o

R D E R

. .. 5/-

Mr . Rakes h Khanna, l e ar ned ASG appear i ng f or t he MoEF ,

s ubm t s t hat he wi l l f i l e a r epor t r egar di ng t he s t at us of t he

s l aught e r hous es i n Ghaz i p ur , Del hi .

We di r ec t t he Comm s si oner of t he Eas t Del h i Muni c i pal

Cor por at i on t o f i l e a St at us Repor t , wi t hi n f our weeks , i ndi c at i ng

t he s t eps t aken by t hem t o compl y wi t h t he var i ous di r ec t i ons

i s sued by t he MoEF under t he headi n g Br oad Fr amewor k f or t he

St at e Comm t t ees f o r Sl aught er Hous es i n c ompl i ance wi t h t hi s

Cour t s or der dat e d Oc t o ber 10, 2012.

Mr . P . K. Mul l i c k, c ouns el f o r t he pet i t i oner , and Mr . Vi j ay

Panj wani , c ouns el appear i ng f or t he Cent r al Pol l ut i o n Cont r ol

Boar d, s ubm t t ed t hat t hey woul d l i ke t o per s onal l y vi s i t Ghaz i pur

and s ubm t a r epor t t o t hi s Cour t . We r ecor d our appr ec i a t i o n f or

t hei r k i nd ges t ur e and ar e per m t t ed t o do s o.

The St at e Gover nment s , whi c h ar e yet t o f i l e t he St at us

Repor t i ndi c at i ng t hei r c ompl i ance wi t h t he di r ec t i ons i s sued by

t he MOEF , as ment i oned above, ar e al l owed t hr ee weeks t i me t o

f i l e t he s ame.

6

Put up on Oc t ober 01, 2013 at 3. 30 p. m

. .. 6/-

I ( N. S. K. Kame s h)

I I Cour t Mas t er

I I ( R enuk a Sadana)

I Co ur t Ma s t e r

( s epar at e s i gned r epor t abl e or der i s pl ac ed on t he f i l e)

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