BENGALURU: The newly formulated rules by the Centre on the guidelines related to sale of cattle in the marketplace are not constitutional, said state Minister for Law and Parliamentary Affairs T B Jayachandra.
At a press briefing on Tuesday, Jayachandra said he had received a copy of the new rules and that at first glance, they seemed to counter the parent Prevention of Cruelty to Animals Act, 1960.
“The Act and the rules run against each other. What the rules mention are not in the Act. They should have brought this through an amendment to the Act, not as a separate set of rules. It also encroaches on the state Act. I feel it was done in a hurry and I do not know about the validity of these new rules,” he said.
Jayachandra, who also briefed the Cabinet on the new rules and made clear his objections during a meeting on Tuesday, said the government would be seeking legal scrutiny on it.
The minister also said that some aspects of the rules, with regard to intra state trade, were a state subject.
If they want to override the states on this, then they have bring an amendment to the Act and seek the assent of the President.
“There are several aspects to this, which overlap the state rules. Further, intra state trading also impinges on articles stated in the Constitution. We will discuss it further in the next Cabinet, before taking a call on it,” he added.