Why are you seeking to encroach on others' rights: Bombay HC asks Jain bodies appealing for ban on meat ads

The Bombay High Court on Monday asked three Jain religious charitable trusts and a city resident practicing Jainism why they were seeking to encroach on the rights of others by appealing for restrictions or ban on A division bench of Chief Justice Dipankar Datta and Justice Madhav Jamdar further noted that the issue falls within the domain of the legislature and it cannot frame law/rules imposing bans. Three religious charitable trusts and a Mumbai resident practising Jainism, claimed in their plea that their families, including children, are forced to watch such This infringed on their right to live peacefully and "tamper" with the minds of their children, the petitioners contended. The petition had sought reliefs from the Ministry of Information & Broadcasting, the State, the Press Council of India, the Food, Civil Supplies and Consumer Protection Department and the Apart from these, the petitioners also arraigned companies Licious, Freshtohome Foods and Meatigo as respondents. They sought directions to the concerned authorities to frame and issue guidelines to restrict and ban The petitioners claimed that the "It is the fundamental right of everyone in this country to live with human dignity free from exploitation, however, the impugned The government has already imposed a ban on advertising alcohol and cigarettes and like alcohol and cigarettes, non-vegetarian food is unhealthy and causes damage to the environment, the petitioners claimed.