{"id":455,"date":"2018-01-21T15:49:11","date_gmt":"2018-01-21T15:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wakilsahab.in\/news\/?p=455"},"modified":"2018-01-21T15:49:11","modified_gmt":"2018-01-21T15:49:11","slug":"madras-high-court-stays-centre-s-ban-on-cow-slaughter-for-four-weeks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wakilsahab.in\/news\/madras-high-court-stays-centre-s-ban-on-cow-slaughter-for-four-weeks\/","title":{"rendered":"Madras High Court stays Centre&#8217;s ban on cow slaughter for four weeks"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\"><span style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px; font-weight: bold;\">Source &#8211; Moneycontrol News<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday\u00a0put a four-week stay on the Centre\u2019s notification on cattle sale in animal markets. The interim order was passed in response to a public interest litigation (PIL)..<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">The PIL said that choice of food is an individual\u2019s choice and no one has the right to dictate it.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">The High Court has asked the Centre and the state government to reply within a month&#8217;s time over the issue.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">Last week, the Environment Ministry banned the sale of cattle for the purpose of slaughter at animal markets. The amendment is applicable to all states except Jammu and Kashmir.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">Under the definition of cattle, the ministry has included cows, bulls, buffaloes, steers, heifers, calves, and camels.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">Many states including Kerala and West Bengal have opposed the idea and said that they will not follow the arbitrary order. Various bodies said that the decision will just increase the terrorism by cow vigilantes.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">As the debate erupted amongst states, the ministry clarified that the ban is to prevent unregulated animal trade and protect cattle.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">While there are some opposing the idea, there are others supporting it. Vishva Hindu Parishad (VHP) has demanded a law to completely ban cow slaughter and also life imprisonment for such acts.<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin: 0px 0px 30px; padding: 0px; color: #282828; font-size: 18px; line-height: 32px; font-family: 'Noto Serif', serif;\">The decision will hit the meat and livestock market and eventually, the farmers too.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fb-background-color\">\n\t\t\t  <div \n\t\t\t  \tclass = \"fb-comments\" \n\t\t\t  \tdata-href = \"https:\/\/www.wakilsahab.in\/news\/madras-high-court-stays-centre-s-ban-on-cow-slaughter-for-four-weeks\/\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-numposts = \"5\"\n\t\t\t  \tdata-lazy = \"true\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-colorscheme = \"light\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-order-by = \"social\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-mobile=true>\n\t\t\t  <\/div><\/div>\n\t\t  <style>\n\t\t    .fb-background-color {\n\t\t\t\tbackground:  !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t.fb_iframe_widget_fluid_desktop iframe {\n\t\t\t    width: 100% !important;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t  <\/style>\n\t\t  ","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source &#8211; Moneycontrol News The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court on Tuesday\u00a0put a four-week stay on the Centre\u2019s notification on cattle sale in animal markets. The interim order was passed in response to a public interest litigation (PIL).. 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