"The State Should Adopt A Standard Operating Procedure To Not Interrupt Genuine Trade Of Cattle": Calcutta High Court
Live LawThe Calcutta High Court has directed the West Bengal State Government to devise a Standard Operating Procedure to ensure that genuine cattle trade within the country particularly from West Bengal to the North Eastern States of India is not interrupted. Justice Rajasekhar Mantha was hearing a writ petition wherein the petitioner had alleged that during the course of his business of transporting cattle to Meghalaya from West Bengal, various police personnels had halted his truck and also seized his cattle and arrested the persons involved in such transportation. 3 herein in consultation with any other necessary authorities, shall prepare a Standard Operating Procedure for the purpose of strict compliance by any trader of cattle and live stock from West Bengal to other States and within the country." The Court further directed the State to complete finalising the aforementioned S Standard Operating Procedure at the earliest, preferably within a period of three months from the date of communication of this order.