First Case Under Anti-cow Slaughter Act Registered, Says Karnataka Minister
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Karnataka s first case under the newly amended anti-Cow slaughter Act has been registered in Kudgi village in Vijayapura district, Animal Husbandry minister Prabhu Chauhan said on Friday.
Kudgi is a small village located adjacent to Solapur to Chitradurga Highway (NH13) In Vijayapura, about 500 kms from state capital Bengaluru.
According to a press statement released by Chauhan, the Basavan Bagewadi police has arrested Sikandarsab Rajesab Bepari, 35, resident of Kudgi village. Bepari was arrested when he was allegedly chopping meat of an Ox/Bull in a makeshift tin shed situated near a railway line in the village.
High court upholding ban on anti-Cow Slaughter Act boost to BJP govt - CM
Thu, Jan 21 2021 08:04:38 AM
Bengaluru, Jan 21 (IANS): Elated over the Karnataka High Court s observation on the ban on cow slaughter is constitutionally valid , Chief Minister B.S. Yediyurappa has said the court s observation has come as a major boost to the BJP government. The development in the High Court on Wednesday clears hurdles for the government to effectively implement the cow slaughter ordinance, Yediyurappa said in a statement on Wednesday.
On January 5, the state government promulgated the Karnataka Prevention of Slaughter and Preservation of Cattle Ordinance, which bans slaughter of cows, proposes hefty fine and punishment for slaughtering, smuggling cattle and offers protection to those acting in good faith to save them.
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Anti-cow slaughter ordinance ‘constitutionally valid’, says Karnataka High Court
By ANI| Posted by Sakina Fatima | Updated: 21st January 2021 2:02 pm IST
Bengaluru: In a major boost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) government in the State, the Karnataka High Court on Wednesday observed that the provision in the ordinance relating to ban on cow slaughter is constitutionally valid. A batch of petitions was filed by Mohammed Arif Jameel and others, challenging the constitutionality of the ordinance. Advocate General Prabhuling Navadgi appeared for the State before the High Court.
The state government contended before the court that the ordinance was in consonance with the Directive Principles of State Policy in the Constitution.