In paragraph 4 of his affidavit, Shri Jayesh Manubhai Shah has averred as under The Jain religion is a very old religion based mainly on the principles of Ahinsa of the highest order.
It is alleged that it is functioning in the city of Ahmedabad in Gujarat since 1962 and has about 3000 members.
Thereafter, Dr. K.K. Shah, President of Hinsa Virodhak Sangh filed affidavit dated 17.8.1998 in Special Civil Application No.
Shri Khalasi has referred to the judgment of Supreme Court in Jan Mohammeds case and averred that the petitioners cannot companyplain of the violation of their fundamental rights of trade and business simply because the Municipal slaughter houses are closed during the period of the Paryushan.
During the pendency of the petitions, Hinsa Virodhak Sangh, Satellite Murtipujak Jain Sangh, Shree Laxmi Vardak Jain Sangh and Shree Shahibaug Girdhar Nagar Jain Swetambar Murti Pujak Sangh got themselves impleaded as parties to the writ petitions or were allowed to be impleaded as party respondents.
6329 of 1998.
9509 of 1993.
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Gitaben Shah Activist of Hinsa Nivaran Samiti and it has been averred that keeping in view the representations made by the Jain organizations and personal requests made by eminent citizens it was decided to close the slaughter houses during the Paryushan days.
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1 claims to be a registered public charitable trust working for safeguarding the interests of the persons engaged in the business of slaughter and sale of livestock, mutton etc.
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The State Government filed its reply in Special Civil Application No.
5469/2005 This appeal by special leave has been filed against the impugned judgment dated 22.6.2005 of the Division Bench of the Gujarat High Court in Special Civil Application No.
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Heard learned companynsel for the parties and perused the record.
In paragraph 4 of the affidavit filed by Shri M.V. Khalasi, Under Secretary to the Government, Urban Development and urban Housing Department, reference has been made to the incident involving murder of Smt.
I am number going into length on the same issue as the same has been referred to in former paragraphs of the affidavit.
By the impugned judgment, the Division Bench of the High Court held that the impugned resolutions of the Municipal Corporation were companystitutionally invalid.
