Supreme Court seeks Kerala government's response in plea challenging law against animal sacrifice in Hindu temples

The petitioner contends that the intent behind killing of animals and birds is sought to be punished under the Kerala Animals and Birds Sacrifices Prohibition Act, 1968, rather than the act of killing itself.
Supreme Court seeks Kerala government's response in plea challenging law against animal sacrifice in Hindu temples
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The Supreme Court on Thursday issued notice in a plea assailing the decision of the Kerala High Court to uphold the constitutional validity of a state law that bans animal and bird sacrifice in temples (PE Gopalakrishnan @ Acharya Thrypuram & Ors v. Muraleedharan T & Ors).

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