IN THE HIGH COURT OF KERALA AT ERNAKULAM PRESENT : THE HONOURABLE MR. JUSTICE T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR THURSDAY, THE 24TH JUNE 2010 / 3RD ASHADHA 1932 WP(C).No. 16915 of 2010(L) -------------------------- PETITIONER: --------------- P.A.ALI, 3/332, HAJI MAHAL, CHERALAYI KADAVU, KOCHI-1. BY ADV. SRI.MANSOOR.B.H. SRI.P.M.HARIS (POOTHULIL) RESPONDENT(S): --------------- 1. CORPORATION OF KOCHI, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY, CORPORATION OFFICE, KOCHI. 2. HEALTH OFFICER, CORPORATION OF KOCHI, CORPORATION OFFICE, KOCHI. 3. STATE OF KERALA, REP.BY ITS SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT, LOCAL SELF GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENT, SECRETARIAT, THIRUVANANTHAPURAM. ADV. SMT.M.K.PUSHPALATHA,SC,COCHIN CORPORATI FOR R1-2 GOVT.PLEADER SMT.K.R.DEEPA THIS WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) HAVING COME UP FOR ADMISSION ON 24/06/2010, THE COURT ON THE SAME DAY DELIVERED THE FOLLOWING: T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR,J. ------------------------------------- W.P.(C)No.16915 of 2010 --------------------------------- DATED THIS THE 24th DAY OF JUNE, 2010 JUDGMENT The petitioner herein is a public spirited citizen. He is a resident within Ward No.1 of Cochin. According to him illegal slaughtering of animals are taking place in various places in the locality and in spite of repeated complaints before the Corporation and other authorities, no worthwhile action has been taken to prevent the unauthorised and illegal slaughtering activities within the area of Cochin Corporation. 2. The learned Standing Counsel for the Corporation submitted that the Corporation has constructed slaughtering houses near Kaloor Bus Stand for Ernakulam area and at Marakadavu in Mattancherry, for the western part. So far as the slaughtering house at Mattancherry is concerned, the Pollution Control Board directed to close it down and now it has been shifted to the slaughtering house near Kaloor Bus Stand. It is further submitted that illegal slaughtering is going on during night, etc. at different places and to detect the same, squads have been deployed. It is further pointed out that in the light of W.P.(C)No.16915/10 -2- the interim order passed by this Court in certain other Writ Petitions, an order has been passed by the respondent on 22.5.2010 constituting different squads for stopping the illegal and unauthorised functioning of the slaughtering houses and the help of police is also sought with regard to the said aspect. 3. The same will redress the grievance raised by the petitioner. The Corporation will see that effective steps are taken to detect and prevent illegal slaughtering of animals in unlicenced premises by conducting inspections, etc. from time to time. The Writ Petition is accordingly disposed of. T.R.RAMACHANDRAN NAIR, JUDGE. dsn