"You Can Restrain From Eating Meat For 1-2 Days": High Court To Petitioner
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The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, or AMC, had ordered the city's only slaughterhouse to pull down its shutters for some days due to festivals
The Gujarat High Court has asked petitioners against temporary closure of a slaughterhouse in Ahmedabad due to a Jain festival to not eat meat for some days, according to reports.
The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation, or AMC, had ordered the city's only slaughterhouse to pull down its shutters between August 24 and 31, and September 4 and 9 due to festivals.
The petitioner Kul Hind Jamiat-Al Quresh Action Committee Gujarat, however, told the high court that the AMC order "restrains" people's right to food, The Times of Indiareported.
Justice Sandeep Bhatt replied, "You can restrain yourself for one or two days from eating meat..."
