The Gujarat High Court cautioned to take suo motu cognizance of the issue on Monday after noting that few individuals in the state wear helmets when operating two-wheelers.
When a PIL regarding illicit slaughterhouses and stores selling meat in the state was being heard, Chief Justice Aravind Kumar took note of this. The state government is not acting on many urgent matters, according to the court.
The CJ said while addressing the assistant government pleader who was arguing the PIL, “Why are you hesitant to take steps in respect of shops not having licenses.”
“You don’t take action on so many things, persons who are travelling without helmets on two-wheelers, you don’t take action. We see it day in and day out. We will take suo motu cognizance.”
Asim Pandya, a senior lawyer and the former president of the Gujarat High Court Advocates’ Association, was seated there when the CJ brought up the subject. Nobody wearing a helmet is typical in Ahmedabad, according to Pandya.
On Monday, the Gujarat High Court chastised the state authorities for failing to shut down illicit slaughterhouses and meat markets, and urged the top officials to appear in person with a report on the measures they had done. The bench expressed the wish that the authority will act prior to the next hearing date.
The Gujarat State Legal Service Authority submitted a 1,100-page report to the HC after the HC requested an inspection of these companies on October 18. 2,602 stores in the state were found to be operating without a licence, 3,622 to be selling unstamped meat, and 2,507 to be operating in filthy conditions.
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