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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Right to privacy verdict to have some bearing in beef matters, says Supreme Court bench

Right to privacy verdict to have some bearing in beef matters, says Supreme Court bench

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published Published on Aug 25, 2017   modified Modified on Aug 25, 2017
-The Hindu
 
A nine-judge bench of the Supreme Court has said that “nobody would like to be told what to eat or how to dress” while ruling that these activities come under the realm of privacy.
 
The Supreme Court on August 25, 2017 said its verdict declaring right to privacy a fundamental right would have “some bearing” in matters related to the possession of beef in Maharashtra.

The apex court made the observation while hearing a batch of appeals filed against the Bombay High Court’s May 6, 2016 verdict decriminalising the possession of beef in case of animals slaughtered outside the State.

A bench comprising Justices A.K. Sikri and Ashok Bhushan was informed by an advocate that the August 24, 2017 judgement from a nine-judge Constitution bench, declaring right to privacy a fundamental right, was important for adjudication of the appeal. “Yes, that judgement will have some bearing in these matters,” the bench said.

The Supreme Court on August 24, 2017 said “nobody would like to be told what to eat or how to dress” while ruling that these activities come under the realm of the right to privacy.

Senior advocate Indira Jaising, appearing for some of the petitioners, referred to the privacy judgement and said the right to eat food of one’s choice is now protected under privacy. She also told the bench that Maharashtra government’s appeal challenging the High Court verdict was already pending before another bench of the apex court. The bench, after hearing the submissions, posted the matter after two weeks.

The Maharashtra government on August 10, 2017 moved the apex court challenging the High Court’s verdict striking down sections 5(d) and 9(b) of the Maharashtra Animals Preservation (Amendment) Act, 1995, which criminalised and imposed punishment on persons found in possession of beef of animals, slaughtered in or outside the State, on the ground that it infringed upon a person’s “right to privacy”.

The court had issued notice on the appeal and tagged the matter along with several pending pleas related to the issue.

The High Court had termed “unconstitutional” the provisions which held that mere possession of beef was a crime, saying only “conscious possession” of the meat of animals slaughtered in the State would be an offence.

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The Hindu, 25 August, 2017, http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/right-to-privacy-verdict-to-have-some-bearing-in-beef-matters-says-supreme-court-bench/article19559621.ece?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm


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