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While slaugherhouses are normally kept shut on Mahavir Jayanti, the Bombay high court had recently said that the state government has no statutory powers to direct local bodies to close slaughterhouses and meat shops on any particular day. (Representational Image)

Jain bodies want abattoirs shut today, BJP MLA backs demand

Mangal Prabhat Lodha had also raised the issue in the Legislative Assembly.

9 April 2017 4:20 AM IST

The Bombay high court held the state responsible for students admission.

Bombay HC junks 14-yr-old ban on meat sale on Mahavir Jayanti

The bench headed by Justice Oka had ruled that the government failed to point out the statutory provisions which...

7 April 2017 11:10 AM IST

The petitioner demanded action against butcher shops.

Bombay HC quashes petition asking for meat ban on Mahavir Jayanti

Mahavir Swami is the 24th Tirthankar of the Jain community and Mahavir Jayanti has been celebrated as his birthday since...

1 April 2017 2:07 AM IST