Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari-led West Bengal government has issued a notice reiterating a complete ban on the slaughter of any cattle or buffalo without the mandatory fitness certificate. The government has cited a 1950 Bengal law and a 2018 Calcutta High Court order in its notification.
The a modified notice under the West Bengal Animal Slaughter Control Act 1950, says no cattle or buffalo can be slaughtered without official certification, which declares the animal fit for slaughter.
The government said that the fitness certificate will only be issued by the Chairperson of any Municipality or the President of any Panchayat Samiti, jointly with a Government Veterinary Officer after the both of them agree in writing that the animal is over 14 years of age--rendering it unfit for work or breeding purposes – or that the animal has become permanently incapacitated due to old age, injury, deformity, or any other incurable disease.
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