https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279555 A State may regulate grazing in protected forests, but a classification between resident and non-resident graziers must have a rational nexus to the regulatory object and cannot impose a discriminatory burden. Higher grazing charges for cattle owned by persons from outside Madhya Pradesh were held unconstitutional because the differentiation lacked rational basis and operated as a penal exaction inconsistent with equality and the freedom to move and pursue occupation. The route requirement for cattle transit was upheld as a reasonable forest-protection measure, but the 45-day limit was struck down as arbitrary because it had no reasonable basis and treated non-residents more harshly without justification. en-us Fri, 06 May 1983 00:00:00 +0530 Mon, 25 Mar 2019 13:00:41 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279555 A State may regulate grazing in protected forests, but a classification between resident and non-resident graziers must have a rational nexus to the regulatory object and cannot impose a discriminatory burden. Higher grazing charges for cattle owned by persons from outside Madhya Pradesh were held unconstitutional because the differentiation lacked rational basis and operated as a penal exaction inconsistent with equality and the freedom to move and pursue occupation. The route requirement for cattle transit was upheld as a reasonable forest-protection measure, but the 45-day limit was struck down as arbitrary because it had no reasonable basis and treated non-residents more harshly without justification. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 May 1983 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=279555