In Jyoti Khandelwal, Advocate vs. The State of Bihar through the Chief Secretary, Government of Bihar & Ors. (2025), Patna High Court's Division Bench of Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh and Justice Rajesh Kumar Verma delivered a 3-page long judgement dated November 1, 2025, wherein, it concluded:"...the petitioner is directed to approach the Respondent No.5, who shall look into the grievance of the petitioner and pass an appropriate order in accordance with law. 4. With the aforesaid observation and direction, the present writ petition stands disposed of." This was the ninth judgement authored by Acting Chief Justice Sudhir Singh.
The other seven respondents were: Principal Secretary, Urban Development Department, Government of Bihar, Additional Chief Secretary, Environment, Forest and Climate Change Department, Government of Bihar, Chairman, Bihar Pollution Control Board, Municipal Commissioner, Municipal Corporation, Gaya, Chairman, Animal Welfare Board of India, District Magistrate cum Chairman Committee for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Gaya and Senior Superintendent of Police cum Vice Chairman Committee for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, Gaya.
The petitioner had prayed for the issuance of a rule in the nature of writ of mandamus to issue directions to the Respondent nos. 1 to 9 to perform duty to save innocent bovine and to prevent cruelty against the animals and save their lives in Slaughter House running in municipal building at Bari Road, P.S. Kotwali, District Gaya. She had also sought issuance of a rule in the nature of writ of mandamus commanding the respondent authorities to make investigation/enquiry of slaughter houses licensed or unlicensed running in Gaya, for the issuance of a rule in the nature of writ of mandamus to issue direction to the respondent No.6 Municipal Commissioner to make proper enquiry regarding the permission for number of animals, slaughtered per day, fitness certificate issued by the veterinary doctor, maximum number of animals permitted to be slaughtered, water facility, resting area, drainage system and above all the implementation of the Transportation of Animals Rules 1978 and Notification GSR 546 (E) dated 8th July 2015 by the Ministry of road transport and highways which make this mandatory to have separate cabin for each cattle and limit the number of animals to 6 only in a vehicles apart from other provisions of special permit, fitness certificates. She had also prayed for the issuance of a rule in the nature of writ of mandamus to issue direction to the respondent nos. 8 and 9, District Magistrate and Senior Superintendent of Police whether implementation of Livestock Market Rules 2017 for purchase of animals by the slaughter house has been complied by the person running the slaughter house in municipal building, for the issuance of a rule in the nature of writ of mandamus for submit a report about the action taken if any by respondent nos. 1 and 9 against the licensed/unlicensed slaughter houses running in Gaya, for the issuance of a rule in the nature of writ of mandamus for submit a report about the action taken if any by respondent no. 7 Chairman, Animal Welfare Board of India against the licensed/unlicensed slaughter houses running in Gaya as the respondent no. 7 is empowered to make inspection of slaughter house under Slaughter House Rules 2001 and further to work for welfare of animals and for the issuance of a rule in the nature of writ of mandamus to issue direction to the respondent nos. 4 and 5. Environment Department and Pollution Control Board Chairman, to make inspection and take action against the licensed/unlicensed slaughter houses running in Gaya for implementation of environmental and water air pollution laws.
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