The Supreme Court has today issued notice to six states, calling upon them to explain the rising instances of violence in the name of cow protection..A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and AM Khanwilkar today issued notice to the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Karnataka..Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde, who appeared for activist-petitioner Tehseen Poonawalla, cited the recent killing in Rajasthan over suspicions of illegal smuggling of cows for slaughter..He had petitioned the Court to ensure a strict crackdown on cow vigilantes taking matters into their own hands and resorting to violence against perceived oppressors of the bovine species..In the petition, a copy of which is with Bar & Bench, the petitioner has cited numerous instances of attacks by cow protection groups on Dalits, minorities and other people in the “name of protection of cow and other bovine species”..Poonawalla has contended that the,.“menace caused by the so called Cow Protection Groups is spreading fast to every nook and corner of the Country and is creating disharmony among various communities and castes.”.He has then cited various statutes which enable cow protection groups to carry on their activities..He has also referred to the Supreme Court’s decision in Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh [(2011) 7 SCC 547] contending that the Supreme Court had directed that such cow protection groups be disbanded..Moreover, it was alleged that the police and other law enforcement agencies are either complicit with the cow vigilantes or remain mute spectators. Contending violation of Articles 21 and 19(1)(g), Poonawalla has prayed for the following:.“Issue a writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent State Governments to take immediate and necessary actions against the Cow Protection Groups indulging in violence;.Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction to remove the violent content from the Social Media uploaded and hosted by these Cow Protection Groups;.Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ or direction to hold Section 12 of the Gujarat Animal Prevention Act, 1954, Section 13 of Maharashtra Animal Prevention Act, 1976, Section 15 of Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964 as Unconstitutional.”.The Bench, after a brief discussion, agreed to issue notice, seeking response of the states over the situation by May 3..The Union was represented by Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar.
The Supreme Court has today issued notice to six states, calling upon them to explain the rising instances of violence in the name of cow protection..A Bench of Justices Dipak Misra and AM Khanwilkar today issued notice to the states of Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Jharkhand, Gujarat and Karnataka..Senior Advocate Sanjay Hegde, who appeared for activist-petitioner Tehseen Poonawalla, cited the recent killing in Rajasthan over suspicions of illegal smuggling of cows for slaughter..He had petitioned the Court to ensure a strict crackdown on cow vigilantes taking matters into their own hands and resorting to violence against perceived oppressors of the bovine species..In the petition, a copy of which is with Bar & Bench, the petitioner has cited numerous instances of attacks by cow protection groups on Dalits, minorities and other people in the “name of protection of cow and other bovine species”..Poonawalla has contended that the,.“menace caused by the so called Cow Protection Groups is spreading fast to every nook and corner of the Country and is creating disharmony among various communities and castes.”.He has then cited various statutes which enable cow protection groups to carry on their activities..He has also referred to the Supreme Court’s decision in Nandini Sundar v. State of Chhattisgarh [(2011) 7 SCC 547] contending that the Supreme Court had directed that such cow protection groups be disbanded..Moreover, it was alleged that the police and other law enforcement agencies are either complicit with the cow vigilantes or remain mute spectators. Contending violation of Articles 21 and 19(1)(g), Poonawalla has prayed for the following:.“Issue a writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent State Governments to take immediate and necessary actions against the Cow Protection Groups indulging in violence;.Issue a writ of mandamus or any other writ or direction to remove the violent content from the Social Media uploaded and hosted by these Cow Protection Groups;.Issue a writ of certiorari or any other writ or direction to hold Section 12 of the Gujarat Animal Prevention Act, 1954, Section 13 of Maharashtra Animal Prevention Act, 1976, Section 15 of Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964 as Unconstitutional.”.The Bench, after a brief discussion, agreed to issue notice, seeking response of the states over the situation by May 3..The Union was represented by Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar.
