New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to interfere in the Bombay High Court’s order of lifting ban on sale of meat during Jain festival season Paryushan.
A bench of justices TS Thakur and Kurian Joseph objected the manner in which the ban was being enforced.
“These are not issues forced down the throat of anyone. A spirit of tolerance has to be inculcated,” the Supreme Court bench said.
The bench also said that the authority should be tolerant towards people opposing the ban. “Compassion should not be there only during festival. It has to be shown throughout the year”, it added.
The top court asked the High Court to decide within six months whether the sale of meat should be banned during religious festivals.
The bench was hearing a petition filed by a religious body challenging HC order on lifting the ban.
