{"id":262837,"date":"2010-10-18T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-17T18:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/madurai-sungamapalli-pothu-vs-the-commissioner-on-18-october-2010-3"},"modified":"2018-10-02T21:21:49","modified_gmt":"2018-10-02T15:51:49","slug":"madurai-sungamapalli-pothu-vs-the-commissioner-on-18-october-2010-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.legalindia.com\/judgments\/madurai-sungamapalli-pothu-vs-the-commissioner-on-18-october-2010-3","title":{"rendered":"Madurai Sungamapalli Pothu vs The Commissioner on 18 October, 2010"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"docsource_main\">Madras High Court<\/div>\n<div class=\"doc_title\">Madurai Sungamapalli Pothu vs The Commissioner on 18 October, 2010<\/div>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">       \n\n  \n\n  \n\n \n \n BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT\n\nDATED: 18\/10\/2010\n\nCORAM\nTHE HONOURABLE MrS.JUSTICE R.BANUMATHI\nAND\nTHE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU\n\nW.P.(MD)No.10417 of 2010\nW.P.(MD)No.11648 of 2010\nand\nW.P.(MD)No.11684 of 2010\nand\nM.P.Nos.1 and 2 of 2010 in W.P.No.11648 of 2010\n\n\nW.P.(MD) No.10417\/2010\n\nMadurai Sungamapalli Pothu\nJamath Welfare Association\n(Regn No.143\/2009), rep. by\nits Secretary,\nNo.31-32, Vetrilaipettai,\nKeelaveli Veethi,\t\t\t\t\nMadurai-1.\t\t\t\t... Petitioner\n\nvs\n\nThe Commissioner,\nCorporation of Madurai,\nAringar Anna Maligai,\nMadurai.\t\t\t\t... Respondent.<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_1\">W.P.(MD) No.11648\/2010<\/p>\n<p>M.Abdul Khader.\t\t\t\t&#8230; Petitioner.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_1\">vs<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_2\">1. The Commissioner,<br \/>\nMadurai Corporation,<br \/>\nMadurai.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_3\">2. The Commissioner of Police,<br \/>\nMadurai City,<br \/>\nMadurai.<\/p>\n<pre id=\"pre_1\">\n3. The Inspector of Police,\nV-1, Vilakuthoon Police Station,\nMadurai.\t\t\t\t... Respondents.\n\nW.P.(MD) No.11684\/2010\n\nMadurai City Mutton Retail\nSellers Association,\nrep. by its President\nN.Muthuramalinga thevar,\nA\/9, Thullukkar Pookkara Lane,\nEast Masi steet,\nMadurai-1.\t\t\t\t... Petitioner.\n\nvs\n\nThe Commissioner,\nMadurai Corporation,\nMadurai.\t\t\t\t... Respondent.\n\nPRAYER\n\n<\/pre>\n<p id=\"p_4\">(i) Writ Petition No.10417\/2010 filed under <a href=\"\/doc\/1712542\/\" id=\"a_1\">Article 226<\/a> of Constitution of India<br \/>\npraying to issue Writ of Mandamus or any other appropriate Writ or order or<br \/>\ndirection in the nature of Writ forbearing the Respondent from in any way<br \/>\nclosing the slaughter house for goats\/sheeps now situated at Quaid-Millath<br \/>\nNagar, Nelpettai, Madurai-1 and consequently to direct the Respondent to retain<br \/>\nthe slaughter house for goats\/sheeps with existing system of slaughter of goats<br \/>\nby Halal method in the existing place; (ii) Writ Petition No.11648\/2001  filed<br \/>\nunder <a href=\"\/doc\/1712542\/\" id=\"a_1\">Article 226<\/a> of Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Mandamus<br \/>\nforbearing the Respondent from allowing the illegal slaughtering of cattle in<br \/>\nKhaide Milleth Nagar 1st street, Attumanthaipottal, Madurai City to take<br \/>\npreventive action against the illegal slaughtering of cattle in the said<br \/>\npremises in accordance with law and (iii) Writ Petition No.11684\/2001  filed<br \/>\nunder <a href=\"\/doc\/1712542\/\" id=\"a_2\">Article 226<\/a> of Constitution of India praying to issue Writ of Mandamus<br \/>\ndirecting the Respondent to permit the members of Petitioner Association to<br \/>\nproceed with slaughtering at Kaitheymillath Nagar, Ward No.48 of Madurai.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_5\">!For Petitioner in<br \/>\nW.P.No.10417\/2010\t&#8230; Mr.M.Ajmal Khan<br \/>\nFor Petitioner in<br \/>\nW.P.No.11648\/2010\t&#8230; Mr.Veera Kathiravan<br \/>\nFor Petitioner in<br \/>\nW.P.No.11684\/2010\t&#8230; Mr.M.Suresh Kumar<\/p>\n<p>^For Respondents in<br \/>\nin all W.Ps.\t\t&#8230; Mr.Ravishankar<\/p>\n<p>:COMMON ORDER<\/p>\n<p>(Order of the Court was made by R.BANUMATHI,J)<\/p>\n<p>\tW.P.Nos.10417\/2010 and 11684\/2010 have been filed by the Petitioners&#8217;<br \/>\nAssociation seeking Writ of Mandamus forbearing the Respondent Corporation from<br \/>\nin any way closing the slaughter house for goats\/sheeps situated at Quaid-<br \/>\nMillath Nagar, Nelpettai, Madurai-1 and consequently, direct the Respondent<br \/>\nCorporation to retain the slaughter house for goats\/sheeps with the existing<br \/>\nsystem of slaughtering of goats by &#8216;Halal&#8217; method.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_6\">\t2. W.P.No.11648\/2010 has been filed by the Petitioner seeking Writ of<br \/>\nMandamus forbearing the Respondent Corporation from allowing illegal<br \/>\nslaughtering of cattle in Quaid-Millath Nagar, 1st street, Attumanthaipottal,<br \/>\nMadurai City in Ward No.48 and also direct the Respondent Corporation to take<br \/>\npreventive action against the illegal slaughtering of cattle in the said<br \/>\npremises.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_7\">\t3. In W.P.Nos.10417 and 11684\/2010, case of Petitioners is that Respondent<br \/>\nCorporation established a slaughter house for goats\/sheeps at Ward No.48, Quaid<br \/>\nMillath Nagar, Nelpettai, Madurai about 180 years back and that the licence for<br \/>\nslaughtering of goats\/sheeps has been given to Madurai City Mutton Stall<br \/>\nRetailers Association for the past 49 years and that the said Association<br \/>\nengages Hazazraths [Muslim Religious Teachers] for slaughtering of goats\/sheeps<br \/>\nby &#8216;Halal&#8217;. Further case of Petitioners is that as per Sec.371 of Madurai City<br \/>\nMunicipal Corporation Act, 1971, it is the duty of the Corporation to provide<br \/>\nsufficient number of slaughter houses for slaughtering goats\/sheeps within the<br \/>\ncity limit. Respondent Corporation has constructed a modern slaughter house at<br \/>\nChinnaanuppanadi, outside the city limit and if the slaughter house is shifted<br \/>\nto the modern slaughter house for slaughtering of goats\/sheeps without following<br \/>\n&#8216;Halal&#8217;, mechanical devises would be used. Earlier, Petitioner-Madurai<br \/>\nSungampalli Pothu Jamath Welfare Association has filed W.P.(MD) No.2474\/2010 and<br \/>\nthe said Writ Petition was disposed of by an order dated 02.03.2010 directing<br \/>\nthe Respondent Corporation to consider the representation of the Petitioner. On<br \/>\n02.03.2010, Respondent Corporation took the Town Khazi and the Office bearers of<br \/>\nthe Petitioners&#8217; Association to modern slaughter house constructed at<br \/>\nChinnaanuppanadi where goats\/sheeps were given electric shock and thereafter, it<br \/>\nwas cut by the moden machines on pronouncing of &#8220;Bismillahi Allahu Akbar&#8221;<br \/>\nwithout following &#8216;Halal&#8217; method. According to the Petitioner Association, they<br \/>\nhave right to freedom of religion as guaranteed under <a href=\"\/doc\/631708\/\" id=\"a_3\">Article 25<\/a> of Constitution<br \/>\nof India and that they have right to practise &#8216;Halal&#8217; method and alleging that<br \/>\nthe Respondent Corporation is trying to close down the existing slaughter house<br \/>\nat Nelpettai, Petitioners Association have filed the Writ Petition forbearing<br \/>\nthe Respondent Corporation from in any way closing the slaughter house for<br \/>\ngoats\/sheeps situated at Quaid-Millath Nagar, Nelpettai, Madurai-1.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_8\">\t4. W.P.No.11648\/2010 has been filed by the President of Ward No.48 seeking<br \/>\nfor Writ of Mandamus forbearing the Respondent Corporation from allowing the<br \/>\nillegal slaughtering at Quaid Millath Nagar 1st street and direct the Respondent<br \/>\nCorporation and the Police to take preventive action against slaughtering of<br \/>\ncattle in Ward No.48.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_9\">\t5. Case of Petitioner is that slaughtering of goats\/sheeps in the<br \/>\nslaughter house in Ward No.48 poses health hazards. According to the Petitioner,<br \/>\neven though, the modern slaughter house was opened by the Corporation in<br \/>\nAanuppanadi, some of the mutton vendors have not shifted to the new slaughter<br \/>\nhouse and creating health hazards to the residents of Quaid-Millath Nagar.<br \/>\nAccording to the Petitioner [WP.No.11648\/2010], continuance of slaughter house<br \/>\nin Ward No.48 in Quaid-Millath Nagar is illegal and the Respondent Corporation<br \/>\nis duty bound to prevent the slaughtering of cattle in Ward No.48 of Madurai<br \/>\nCorporation and seeks for a direction forbearing the Respondent Corporation from<br \/>\nallowing illegal slaughtering of cattle in Ward No.48, Quaid-Millath Nagar.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_10\">\t6. We have heard Mr.M.Ajmal Khan, learned counsel for Petitioner in<br \/>\nW.P.No.10417\/2010 and Mr.Veera Kathiravan, learned counsel for Petitioner in<br \/>\nW.P.No.11648\/2010 and Mr.M.Suresh Kumar, learned counsel for Petitioner in<br \/>\nW.P.No.1684\/2010. We have also heard Mr.Ravishankar, learned counsel appearing<br \/>\nfor the Corporation.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_11\">\t7. Mr.Ajmal Khan, learned counsel for Petitioner [W.P.No.10417\/2010] has<br \/>\nsubmitted that as per Sec.371 of Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, it is<br \/>\nthe duty of the Respondent Corporation to provide sufficient number of slaughter<br \/>\nhouse for slaughtering of goats\/sheeps within the city limit and in furtherance<br \/>\nof statutory mandate as required under Sec.374 of the Act, the Respondent<br \/>\nCorporation is to be directed to retain the slaughter house at Quaid-Millath<br \/>\nNagar, Nelpettai as of now. Learned counsel would further submit that in the<br \/>\nexisting slaughter house in Quaid-Millath Nagar, goats\/sheeps are slaughtered<br \/>\nfollowing &#8216;Halal&#8217; method.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_12\">\t8. Sec.371 of Madurai City Municipal Corporation Act, 1972 read as under:-<br \/>\nSec.371. Provision of Corporation Slaughter-houses.- (1) The council shall<br \/>\nprovide a sufficient number of places for use as municipal slaughter-houses<br \/>\nwithin the city and the commissioner may charge and levy such rents and fees for<br \/>\ntheir use as the standing committee may determine. Such rents and fees shall be<br \/>\nrecoverable in the same manner as the property tax.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_13\">(2) The commissioner may farm out the collection of such rents and fees for any<br \/>\nperiod not exceeding three years at a time on such terms and conditions as he<br \/>\nmay think fit.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_14\">\t9. Insofar as the first contention, even though, as per Sec.371 of the<br \/>\nAct, Respondent Corporation is to provide sufficient number of places for use as<br \/>\nmunicipal slaughter houses within the city, it is the prerogative of the<br \/>\nCorporation to have the slaughter houses. It is for the Respondent Corporation<br \/>\nto establish the slaughter houses in a particular place taking into<br \/>\nconsideration relevant factors. The views of the Local Authority cannot be<br \/>\nsubstituted by the views of the Court. No positive mandamus could be issued to<br \/>\nthe Respondent Corporation either to establish slaughter house in a particular<br \/>\nplace or to retain any slaughter house.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_15\">\t10. Admittedly, Respondent Corporation has established a modern slaughter<br \/>\nhouse in  Aanuppanadi. The grievance of the Petitioners&#8217; Association is that in<br \/>\nthe modern slaughter house, in the slaughtering process goats\/sheeps were given<br \/>\nelectric shock and stunt and thereafter cut by modern machines on pronouncement<br \/>\nof &#8220;Bismillahi Allahu Akbar&#8221; as mandated by Quran. According to the Petitioners&#8217;<br \/>\nAssociation that the goats\/sheeps almost die with the electric shock and as such<br \/>\nslaughtering of goats\/sheeps being done without following &#8216;Halal&#8217; method and<br \/>\nmuslim clergies including Madurai Town Khazi denounced the said practice of<br \/>\nslaughtering of goats as it is against the law and therefore, there is<br \/>\nnecessity to retain their present slaughter house at Madurai  so as to enable<br \/>\nthe muslims to cut the goats\/sheeps using &#8216;Halal&#8217; method.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_16\">\t11. Insofar as the contention as to the process of slaughtering in the<br \/>\nslaughter house at Anuppanadi, the learned counsel for Respondent Corporation<br \/>\nwould submit that in the modern slaughter house, the Petitioners are permitted<br \/>\nto follow &#8220;Halal&#8217; method and that they are at liberty to bring their own people<br \/>\nand to that effect resolution was also passed by the Corporation. Learned<br \/>\ncounsel for the Respondent Corporation has drawn our attention to the Circular<br \/>\n[e\/f\/vz;\/3016-2001-ke?2 ehs; 27\/08\/2010] of the Corporation which read as<br \/>\nunder:-\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_17\">@ ghh;itapy; fz;Ls;sgo ,k;khefuhl;rp eph;thfj;jpd; rhh;gpy; khefh;ey mYtyh;.<br \/>\nfhty; Jiwapd; rhh;gpy; TLjy; fz;fhzpg;ghsh;. kJiu mth;fs; Kd;dpiyapy; jkpH;ehL<br \/>\nK!;yPk; Kd;ndw;w fHf khtl;l eph;thfpfspd; mkh;t[ Tl;lk; 27\/8\/2010 eilbgw;wjpy;<br \/>\nkhefuhl;rp rhh;gpy; g[jpjhf bray;gl bjhl&#8217;;fpa[s;s mDg;ghdo etPd Mltij<br \/>\nbra;a[kplj;jpy; cwyhy; Kiwapy; Mltij bra;a jPh;khdpf;fg;gl;lJ\/<br \/>\n\tvdnt mjd; mog;gilapy; ,k;khfuhl;rpapd; fPH; g[jpjhf Muk;gpf;fg;gl;l<br \/>\nmDg;ghdo etPd MLtij bra;a[kplj;jpy; cwyhy; Kiwapy; MLtij bra;tjw;F mDkjpj;J<br \/>\ncj;jutplg;gLfpwJ\/@<br \/>\nIn the above said Circular, it is made clear that in the modern slaughter house<br \/>\nat Anuppanadi, slaughtering by &#8216;Halal&#8217; has been permitted and the Petitioners<br \/>\nare also permitted to bring their own people for &#8216;Halal&#8217;. In view of the above<br \/>\nsaid Circular, the contention of the Petitioners&#8217; Association that the new<br \/>\nslaughter house is not in accordance with law does not merit acceptance.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_18\">\t12. Learned counsel for Respondent Corporation would submit that Ward<br \/>\nNo.48, Quaid Millath Nagar is situated in the midst of residential area and<br \/>\nretention of slaughter house in Ward No.48 would pose health hazards. It was<br \/>\nalso submitted that in the place of slaughter house in Ward No.48, Quaid Millath<br \/>\nNagar, a resolution has been passed to construct a hospital which would useful<br \/>\nfor the public in the locality. In this regard, the learned counsel for<br \/>\nRespondent Corporation has drawn our attention to the resolution dated<br \/>\n27.12.2007 which read as under:-\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_19\">@k\/bgh\/5\/42746-07 ? kJiu khefh; thh;L vz;\/48y; fhapnj kpy;yj; efh; 1tJ bjUtpy;<br \/>\nmike;Js;s MLtij bra;a[kplk; khefh; kj;jpapy; FoapUg;g[ gFjpapy; mike;jpUg;gjhy;<br \/>\nbghJkf;fspd; Rfhjhuj;jpw;F kpft[k; nfL tpistpf;f Toa mghak; ,Ug;gjhYk;. itif ejp<br \/>\nmUnf mike;Js;sjhy; ejp ePh; khRglf; TLk; vd;gij fUjp MLtij bra;a[kplj;ij<br \/>\nbghJkf;fspd; Rfhjhuj;ija[k; Rw;Wg;g[w NH;epiyiaa[k; ghjpf;fhj tifapy; thh;L<br \/>\nvz;\/52y; mike;Js;s mDg;ghdo gFjpf;F khw;wk; bra;tjw;F murpd; xg;g[jnyhL eltof;if<br \/>\nvLf;fg;gl;L eilbgw;W tUfpwJ\/ vdnt fhapnj kpy;yj; efh; 1tJ bjUtpy; mike;Js;s<br \/>\nMLtij bra;a[kplj;ij khw;W ,lj;jpy; bray;ghl;ow;F bfhz;L tUk; gl;rj;jpy; c&amp;<br \/>\n,lj;jpy; bghJkf;fspd; eyDf;fhf 24 kzpneuKk; midj;J tif trjpfSl;d Toa etPd<br \/>\nkUj;Jtkid fl;Lk;go rk;ge;jg;gl;l thh;L khkd;w cWg;gpduhy; nfhhpf;if<br \/>\nvGg;gg;gl;Ls;sJ\/ ,f; nfhhpf;ifia Vw;W c&amp; ,lj;jpy; 24 kzpneu khefuhl;rp kUj;Jtkid<br \/>\nfl;Ltjw;F khkd;wj;jpd; xg;g[jiyf; nfhUk; Mizahsh; mth;fspd; Fwpg;g[\/ @<br \/>\nWhen the Respondent Corporation has proposed to use the place for the benefit of<br \/>\nthe public at large, Petitioners&#8217; Association cannot insist for retaining the<br \/>\nslaughter house at Nelpettai, Ward No.48. Petitioners&#8217; Association have no legal<br \/>\nright to insist for retaining the slaughter house at Quaid-Millath Nagar,<br \/>\nNelpettai, the Writ Petitions filed by the Petitioners&#8217; Associations are liable<br \/>\nto be dismissed.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_20\">\t13. In the result, W.P.No.11648\/2010 is allowed. W.P.Nos.10417 and<br \/>\n11684\/2010 are dismissed. Consequently, connected M.Ps. are closed. No costs.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_21\">bbr<\/p>\n<p>To<\/p>\n<p>The Commissioner,<br \/>\nMadurai Corporation,<br \/>\nMadurai.\n<\/p>\n<p id=\"p_22\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Madras High Court Madurai Sungamapalli Pothu vs The Commissioner on 18 October, 2010 BEFORE THE MADURAI BENCH OF MADRAS HIGH COURT DATED: 18\/10\/2010 CORAM THE HONOURABLE MrS.JUSTICE R.BANUMATHI AND THE HONOURABLE Mr.JUSTICE S.NAGAMUTHU W.P.(MD)No.10417 of 2010 W.P.(MD)No.11648 of 2010 and W.P.(MD)No.11684 of 2010 and M.P.Nos.1 and 2 of 2010 in W.P.No.11648 of 2010 W.P.(MD) No.10417\/2010 [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8,13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-262837","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-high-court","category-madras-high-court"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.3 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Madurai Sungamapalli Pothu vs The Commissioner on 18 October, 2010 - Free Judgements of Supreme Court &amp; 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