The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered an interim stay on two orders passed by the Lakshadweep administration to ban meat items from mid...
The Kerala High Court on Tuesday ordered an interim stay on two orders passed by the Lakshadweep administration to ban meat items from midday meals in schools and shut down dairy farms on the Union Territory, reported Bar and Bench.
A bench of Chief Justice S Manikumar and Justice Shaji P Chaly passed the order on a petition filed by Ajmal Ahmed, a lawyer and a resident of the islands. The High Court gave the Centre two weeks’ time to file its counter-affidavit and said that no further action should be taken on the matter.
The High Court’s order came amid a massive outcry among the residents of the Union Territory as well as Opposition parties over a slew of regulations introduced by Lakshadweep administrator Praful Khoda Patel.
The new regulations by Patel include a proposed cow slaughter ban, a preventive detention law in the Union Territory – which has one of the lowest crime rates in the country – and a draft law proposing sweeping changes in land development rules.
Opposition parties have criticised Patel’s decisions related to the Union Territory and have asked for his removal from the post. The parties accused him of harassing locals and destroying the heritage of the island territory. Politicians have also alleged that Patel, who...
