https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299236 The Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act's total prohibition on slaughter of cows, bulls and bullocks was treated as a reasonable public-interest measure supported by directive principles and the continuing agricultural utility of cattle. Ancillary restrictions on transport, sale and possession, along with enforcement search and seizure powers, were sustained; possession of prohibited flesh was confined to conscious possession, requiring awareness of its nature and unlawful origin. The separate prohibition on possessing bovine flesh lawfully obtained outside the State was treated as an unjustified and disproportionate intrusion into food choice and personal liberty under Article 21. The reverse-burden provision was also treated as unconstitutional because it required proof of negative facts without a sufficient probative connection and imposed an unfair, oppressive burden. en-us Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 Tue, 07 Dec 2021 20:23:10 +0530 TaxTMI RSS Generator https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299236 The Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act's total prohibition on slaughter of cows, bulls and bullocks was treated as a reasonable public-interest measure supported by directive principles and the continuing agricultural utility of cattle. Ancillary restrictions on transport, sale and possession, along with enforcement search and seizure powers, were sustained; possession of prohibited flesh was confined to conscious possession, requiring awareness of its nature and unlawful origin. The separate prohibition on possessing bovine flesh lawfully obtained outside the State was treated as an unjustified and disproportionate intrusion into food choice and personal liberty under Article 21. The reverse-burden provision was also treated as unconstitutional because it required proof of negative facts without a sufficient probative connection and imposed an unfair, oppressive burden. Case-Laws Indian Laws Fri, 06 May 2016 00:00:00 +0530 https://www.taxtmi.com/caselaws?id=299236