Hinsa Virodhak Sangh Vs Mirzapur Motikuresh Jamat & Ors

Decided by Hon'ble Supreme Court of India on 14.03.08
Validity of closure of Slaughter house on jain festival - constitution of India- art 19- right of trade-
had the closure of the slaughter houses been ordered for a considerable period of time, we would have declared it to be unconstitutional on the ground of violation of Articles 14, 19(1)(g) as well as 21 of the Constitution. However, in the present case, the closure is only for a few days and has been done out of respect for the sentiments of the Jain community which has a large population in Gujarat. Moreover such closure during Paryushan has been consistently observed in Ahmedabad for a very long time, at least from 1993 and probably for a longer period.