MS. S. V. MARUTHI, J.

( 1 ) THIS Writ Petition is filed by Smt. Satyavani, Head of the Women Wing of the Society for protection of animals for the State of Andhra Pradesh, Hyderabad and another one Dr. A. Kishan Rao. Smt. Satyavani is the Honorary Animal Welfare Officer of the Animal Board Government of India. The 2nd petitioner is also an Honorary Animal Welfare Officer of the State Board.

( 2 ) THE relief claimed in this writ petition is an injunction restraining the respondents 1 to 5 from making any type of killing of animals for any purpose. After the filing of the writ petition, a petition was filed for amending the prayer in the writ petition by adding the additional prayer, namely, to set aside the industrial licence granted to the 5th respondent in November, 1992 by the Union of India, Industries Department and to declare the same as illegal. The petition was allowed on 2-2-93.

( 3 ) IT is necessary briefly to refer to the facts which led to the filing of the writ petition: M/s, Al-Kabeer Exports Ltd. , 5th respondent in the writ petition is a public limited company incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1956. It carries on business of processing meat and supply of e

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