Cow is divine & should be protected & venerated; HC calls Central Government to ban cow slaughter

Mohd. Abdul Khaliq Vs State of U.P. (Allahabad High Court) The Allahabad High Court recently in Mohd. Abdul Khaliq vs. State of U.P. and Another Application u/s 482 No.1743 of 2021 decided on 14-02-2023 considered the various provisions of the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 Act. The Court explicitly observed for the dire need to protect cow and stressed the need for a uniform Central Law banning Cow Slaughter and for declaring Cow as a ‘protected national animal. The Court noted that in Hinduism cow is considered divine and observed thus: “We are living in a se...