Delhi HC banned Beef & Pork Festival at JNU upon the petition of Rashtriya Goraksha Sena.
No ‘beef & pork festival’ in JNU campus: Delhi High Court.
PTI | Sep
19, 2012 | NEW DELHI :: The Jawaharlal NehruUniversity (JNU) and the
city police were today ordered by the Delhi High Court to ensure that no
beef and pork food festival is held in the central university campus.
“The JNU and Delhi Police are directed to
ensure that no such beef and pork festival takes place on September 28
or in future,” a bench of Acting Chief Justice A K Sikri and Justice
Rajiv Sahai Endlaw said.
The court order came on a plea by a
registered society, Rashtriya Goraksha Sena, seeking directions to JNU
and other authorities to enforce the law and prevent the organisers from
holding the scheduled beef and pork festival in JNU campus.
Appearing for the Centre, Additional
Solicitor General (ASG) Rajeev Mehra placed on record a circular issued
by the JNU registrar, warning students against the possession,
consumption or cooking of beef on campus, pointing to the Delhi
Agricultural Cattle Prevention Act that prohibits cow slaughter.
Petitioner’s counsel Vimal Wadhwan argued
that no action was taken against the students who have announced to
organise the food festival in violation of the Act.
“As per the Delhi Agricultural Cattle
Prevention Act, 1994 there is provision for five years of imprisonment
and Rs 10,000 as fine for storing or serving beef,” the counsel said.
The petitioner society had sought the
court’s direction “to authorities not to permit serving of beef or pork
or anything which will hurt the religious sentiments of the people in
general”.
JNU counsel informed the court that on September 17 a copy of the
circular had been handed over to Anup Singh, one of the students who had
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