The petitioner submitted that the standing committee of the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC), in a resolution passed on August 18, ordered the slaughterhouse to remain closed during Paryushan Parv, a Jain festival.
“There is just one slaughterhouse in entire Ahmedabad city. The closing or opening of slaughterhouses will have no effect on any person,” argued the petitioner.
As per National Institute of Nutrition (NIN) guidelines, one must consume protein-rich foods, he added.
He further pointed out that the Gujarat High Court had in December 2021 reminded the AMC not to try and control the food habits of people. The High Court on December 9, 2021 had come down heavily on the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation (AMC) for seizing food stalls selling non-vegetarian food in the city.
“How can you stop people from eating what they want? Suddenly because somebody in power thinks that this is what they want to do?,” the Bench had exclaimed then.
Source: Barandbench
