Mumbai, July 7 -- The Bombay High Court on Monday directed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to take a decision to close slaughterhouses in Mumbai for nine days for a prominent Jain festival and also consider such a closure for only a day during Paryushan Parv.
A division bench of Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice Sandeep V Marne was hearing public interest litigations (PILs) filed by Sheth Motisha Lalbaug Jain Charities and Sheth Bherulalji Kanaiyalalji Kothari Religious Trust.
They challenged the August 30, 2024, order of the BMC commissioner, which directed slaughterhouses to remain closed for a day during Paryushan Parv instead of all nine days.
Arguing before the court, senior advocate Darius Khambata and advocate Abh...