Sri Bodhiraja Foundation et al. vs Inspector General of Police et al. – 510/2011-2013

In the case between Sri Bodhiraja Foundation and affiliated parties (Party A) and the Inspector General of Police, Deputy Inspector General of Police, Puttalam District, Senior Superintendent of Police, Chilaw, Officer-in-Charge, Police Station, Chilaw, Chairman, Pradeshiya Sabha, Chilaw, Assistant Commissioner of Local Government, office-bearers of the Sri Bhadra Kali Amman Kovil, the President of the All Ceylon Hindu Congress, and the Attorney General (Party B), the court addressed whether the annual animal sacrifice at the Sri Bhadra Kali Amman Kovil in Munneswaram violated the Butchers Ordinance and the Cruelty to Animals Act, and whether such sacrifices were exempt as religious practices from licensing requirements or anti-cruelty provisions. The findings established that animal sacri