The High Court of Tripura has given the State two weeks time to submit an affidavit detailing the progress made for the establishment of the Abattoir/Slaughter House within the Agartala Municipal Corporation area.
Hearing a PIL filed by Advocate Ankan Tilak Paul, a division bench of the High Court comprising Chief Justice Indrajit Mahanty and Justice SG Chattopadhyay recently directed the counsel representing the AMC to file an affidavit regarding “the schedule of completion of the Slaughter House/ Abattoir with the limits of the AMC within two weeks.
The PIL was filed to prohibit the illegal selling and slaughtering of animals (pigs, chicken, goat etc) throughout the streets and public places in Tripura and to ban the illegal meat shop owners who are selling and slaughtering animals without valid licenses or permission from Municipal Corporation.
After hearing the PIL, the Court further directed “the AMC and its enforcement wing to upraise all such vendors throughout Agartala to move to locations where permission may be considered by Municipal Corporation and to carry out the trade-in a manner which is hygienic, sanitary as well as appropriate for human consumption. Such exercise be carried out forthwith and action be immediately initiated to stop the illegal sale at various locations where they are operating without necessary license”.
An affidavit to this effect shall be filed within four weeks. The matter will be heard again on December 14 next.
Advocate Arijit Bhowmik argued in favour of the petitioner in person, Advocate AnkanTilak Paul.