The Allahabad High Court has directed the Yogi Adityanath-led Uttar Pradesh Government to issue new licences and renew licences of slaughterhouses and meat shops which had expired.
The High Court observed that it is the responsibility of the local body for the construction of slaughterhouses.
The High Court has sought for information by the Government and related departments on July 17.
The court also directed district magistrates and divisional commissioners to take appropriate action to regulate meat shops and slaughterhouses. Along with a PIl, the court had clubbed all writ petitions
seeking renewal of licences of meat shops filed by individuals.
Advocate General Raghvendra Singh represented the State Government, while, advocate BK Singh pleaded for the petitioners.
The ban on legal as well as illegal abattoirs was one of the main agendas of the BJP manifesto in the recently concluded Assembly elections.
Keeping his word, a day after Yogi Adityanath took charge as the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, illegal slaughter houses were sealed in Allahabad and other places across the State.
A large number of illegal slaughterhouses have already been shut across the State.
In an official release, the State asked closure of illegal slaughter houses in view of the overall public order, safety and health of the general public.
After the an official release by the State Government, the slaughter house owners and meat sellers in Uttar Pradesh have closed their shops following an indefinite strike call by different associations.