The Madhya Pradesh High Court recently disposed of a PIL seeking a direction to the respondents not to open the meat market on Mahoba Road, Chhatarpur and shift such meat market to some other area.
The PIL filed by Govind Tiwari in 2014 further prayed to quash and set aside the publication of the notice dated 24.7.2012 for allotment of aforesaid land for opening the meat market. Government Advocate for the respondents/State submitted that construction of meat market was completed in 2012 itself and allotment has also been made and possession has also been given to the allottees and it is being run from the given locations.
With regard to the submissions, the Jabalpur Division Bench of Chief Justice Mohammad Rafiq and Justice Vijay Kumar Shukla disposed of the PIL with a direction to the respondents to ensure that proper hygiene and cleanliness be maintained in the meat market and its surroundings and no pollution is caused in the area in question.
D.K. Khare was the counsel for the petitioner and Darshan Soni was the Government Advocate for the respondents/State.