https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175754 Location conditions in the industrial licence were treated as directory, so the abattoir was not required to close or relocate on that basis. Environmental non-compliance did not justify immediate closure because the unit had operated with anti-pollution measures; instead, the Court required rectification of the consent order, continued monitoring, and compliance with prescribed standards. Claims of cattle depletion were rejected on the expert and census material, and the meat export policy was not struck down. The Karnataka statute was held not to impose a total ban on slaughter of bovine cattle, and a mandamus creating such a prohibition was refused, though the State was directed to enforce existing protections strictly. en-us Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 07 Dec 2015 18:18:00 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175754 Location conditions in the industrial licence were treated as directory, so the abattoir was not required to close or relocate on that basis. Environmental non-compliance did not justify immediate closure because the unit had operated with anti-pollution measures; instead, the Court required rectification of the consent order, continued monitoring, and compliance with prescribed standards. Claims of cattle depletion were rejected on the expert and census material, and the meat export policy was not struck down. The Karnataka statute was held not to impose a total ban on slaughter of bovine cattle, and a mandamus creating such a prohibition was refused, though the State was directed to enforce existing protections strictly. Case-Laws Indian Laws Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=175754