Cattle trade ban rules were not placed before Parliament:
Context:
- The rules banning cattle slaughter were never placed before Parliament, which the government should have done before implementing them.
Explanation:
- Section 38A of the Prevention of Cruelty Act of 1960 says that any rule made by the Centre under it ought to be laid before each House of Parliament “as soon as it is made.”
- The rules are to be placed before Parliament for a total of 30 days.
- Any modification agreed upon by both the Houses should be incorporated in the rules or else they would have no effect.
- On the contrary, the July 27, 2017 reply of the Lok Sabha Secretariat to petitioner Sabu Stephen’s RTI plea said that the Parliament had no information about the rules.
