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livostock population in particular, in the Slaughter Houses;
THIS court deems it fr to direct the Union of India and M.C.D. as under :
The Union of India in order to discharge its own obligations of compassion towards living croaturos; as also in kooping with India's Culture and Civilisation of living in harmony with all living beings in Nature; our culture and tradition of love and respect for animal life: and clear nocossity to protect and prosorve livestock wealth:
SHOULD tako steps with a sense of urgency to regulate the State promoted massive killings of animals for export of moat, obtained by slaughtering of animals by:
stopping export of livestock live animals, In particular, for purpose of slaughtering, to sorvo as food. prohibiting killing or slaughtering of livestock animals, in particular, for export business. tako such other steps as may be necessary to regulate animal killings including roviow of Export Policy of meat, if necessary.
MCD is directed to take action in consultation with Union of India to frame suitable Bye-Laws w/s 481 as provided under the MCD Act, providing Inter-alia therein the test of age and ussefulness of buffaloes in terms of their milking potential, breeding capacity and capacity to work as draught cattle, and prohibiting slaughter of calves, male and female of buffaloes. In respect of other animals eligible for slaughter, suitable Bye-Laws should be framed fixing the number and other relevant considerations as mentioned in para 'c' below. The Bye-Laws should be consistent with the penal policy of Law and should prescribe punishments for violation of Bye-Laws.
Till such time the Bye-Laws are framed prescribing test of age and usefulness and methodology discussed in para 150 to determine it, no buffaloes, calves, male or female, shall be admitted in the existing Slaughter House, for any purpose, except those requiring emergency slaughter to allievate the suffereing to animal, or for advancement of scientific knowledge or research; or for religious occasions or other just exceptions. In respect of other animals till the Bye-Laws are framed, MCD should obtain policy directions from Union of India, which is directed to make policy at the earliest, keeping in view (i) present day necessity; if any for such killings for food. (1) Obligation of Stale and Fundamental Duty of citizens to have compassion for living creatures under Article 51 (g) of the Constitution of India. (iii) penal policy of law and the various uses of these animals to community and the role in ecology. before they are permitted to be slaughtered, if necessary.
MCD is also directed to station a team of qualified doctors at the earliest to medically examine every person entering the slaughter House to check that such person is not suffering from or affected with tuberculosis or any other infectious or contagious disease. leprosy. sores or other skin diseases. It should also arrange an obligatory periodical medical inspection of butchers and flayers.
MCD/Manager slaughter House is also directed to ensure by suitable means that no animal is slaughtered or lies slaughtered in the sight of another animal.
The Modern Slaughter Houses to be constructed, anywhere in Delhi, will not allow slaughter of buffaloes unless. Bye-Laws as directed at 'c' above come into force and will also comply with 'd' and 'e' above.