The Bombay High Court on Tuesday permitted animal slaughter for the Eid al-Adha (Bakri Eid) and Urs at a dargah at the Vishalgad fort in Maharashtra`s Kolhapur district.

The fort is a protected monument, citing which the authorities had prohibited slaughtering of animals and birds on the premises.

A vacation bench of Justices Neela Gokhale and Firdosh Pooniwalla heard an application by Hazrat Peer Malik Rehan Dargah Trust, seeking permission for slaughtering animals.