Madras High Court stays rules on cattle trade

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SME Times News Bureau | 31 May, 2017
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday stayed for four weeks the operation of new central government rules on cattle trade.

The court issued notice to the central government asking it to file a reply within four weeks.

The central government's May 23 notification governing sale of cows and buffaloes -- and their slaughter -- has evoked strong protests from political parties in Tamil Nadu.

However, in the wake of stiff opposition from some states, including Kerala, to the new rules, the central government is likely to exempt buffaloes from the 'no slaughter' list, an official said.

"We have received some representations over the list of animals included (in the new rules). We are working on it," A.N. Jha, Secretary in the Union Environment Ministry, said.

In a bid to prevent cruelty to animals, the Ministry on May 26 modified rules making it mandatory to ensure that cattle are not bought or sold at cattle markets for slaughtering. The list of animals includes cows, bulls, buffaloes, heifers, calves as well as camels.

Ever since the notification, there have been widespread protests in various states, one of the states where cow slaughter is not banned.