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| Delhi High Court Dismisses Plea for Law Banning Cow Slaughter, Beef Sale
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| INDIA
, 6-November-2015
7:13:20 AM |
| The Delhi High Court today dismissed a PIL seeking enactment of a law prohibiting slaughter of cows and sale of beef and such products across the national capital region, terming it as "misconceived".
A bench of Chief Justice G Rohini and Justice Jayant Nath declined to entertain the plea after the AAP government informed the court that there is already 'Delhi Agricultural Cattle Preservation Act' to protect cattle. Additional Standing counsel Sanjoy Ghose, appearing for the state government, further contented that the petition was a publicity stunt and should be dismissed with exemplary cost.
He further informed the court that under the Act, "no person shall transport or offer for transport or cause to be transported agricultural cattle from any place within Delhi to any place outside Delhi, for the purpose of its slaughter, knowing that it is likely to be slaughtered."
Mr Ghose further said that Delhi government had five shelter homes with capacity of 23,000, however, today the strength of these cattle is around 10,000.
"If the petitioner has any such cattle, he can send them to us," the counsel said.
Taking note of the submissions of Delhi government's counsel, the bench said, "The writ petition is misconceived and same is dismissed
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