Chandigarh, Sept. 11 -- The Panchkula municipal corporation has declared the Mata Mansa Devi Complex a "holy area" to impose a comprehensive ban on slaughtering of animals and sale of meat products around the historical shrine.

Through the fresh order, issued by municipal commissioner RK Singh, the civic body has reintroduced the ban originally notified by the Haryana government in December 2022, but stayed by the Punjab and Haryana high court in April 2023 on the plea of local business owners.

Subsequent to the high court order, the state government in February this year had withdrawn its 2022 notification. A notice declaring the "holy area" order's withdrawal was issued by the Haryana urban local bodies department on February 20, 2025...