more-inThe Allahabad High Court on Friday directed the Uttar Pradesh government to start issuing fresh licences and no-objection certificates (NOCs) to meat traders in the State while also renewing existing licences. It also said the State could not prevent people from eating meat. The local bodies will obliged to consider and grant No Objection Certificates as and where required under the 2011 Regulations, it said. However, with the abattoirs, the State also shut down meat shops, throwing thousands of livelihoods into crisis. V. K Singh, counsel for the meat traders, said the court’s order was a clear “rejection” of the State’s stand.

Source: The Hindu May 12, 2017 19:07 UTC