PIL a mere publicity exercise, meat shops to stay shut on Kanwar routes: Allahabad HC
Prayagraj, August 14: The Allahabad High Court on Friday dismissed the PIL filed regarding the closure of chicken and mutton shops during the pious month of Sawan. The court said that the petitioner is a lawyer and he has filed the petition not in public interest but in publicity interest. The petition was filed by Amroha-based advocate Nasir Farooq.
The legality of the notice to close chicken shops during the month of Sawan was challenged through the PIL. Additional Chief Standing Counsel Ramanand Pandey opposed the petition on behalf of the Uttar Pradesh government.
The public interest litigation filed states that the police have issued undated notices to close chicken shops located off the Kanwar route in Amroha. This has jeopardized the livelihoods of hundreds of people.
The petitioner’s lawyer, Mustaqeem Ahmed, requested the High Court’s intervention in the PIL and sought the cancellation of the undated notice. The petitioner stated that the notice only mentions four Mondays, but chicken and mutton shops are prohibited from opening throughout the month of Sawan. Furthermore, shops located in the streets and off the Kanwar route have also been closed, creating a significant job crisis for a large number of people.
This order was passed by a division bench comprising Chief Justice Arun Bhasali and Justice Kshitij Shailendra.
