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Confiscation of Truck loaded with cow progeny despite acquittal in criminal proceedings amounts to arbitrary deprivation of property

Supreme Court: In a case where the District Magistrate had directed confiscation of a Truck under the M.P. Prohibition of Cow Slaughter

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Is Magistrate empowered to pass order for disposal of property under CrPC when vehicle is seized under U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act? All HC examines

Allahabad High Court: Dr Yogendra Kumar Srivastava, J., held that the Magistrate is denuded of his power to pass any order under

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MP HC | Conviction under S. 6 of M.P. Govansh Vadh Pratishedh Adhiniyam reversed as it could not be proved if the cows were being transported for slaughter purpose

Madhya Pradesh High Court: S.K. Awasthi, J., partly allowed the revision petition filed under Section 397 of the CrPC after the applicant

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Interference with the investigation when the FIR discloses prima facie offence is trenching on the powers of the police

Uttaranchal High Court: A Single Judge Bench comprising of V.K. Bisht, J. dismissed a writ petition that sought interference with the investigation

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Allahabad HC holds slaughter of cow in public place disrupts public order and not only law and order

Allahabad High Court: The High Court dismissed a habeas corpus petition brought before it in a case of cow slaughter in front

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Notice to Centre on Notification banning sale of cattle in animal markets

Supreme Court: The Court issued notice to the Central Government over the Notification issued by it banning the sale of cattle in

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Persons convicted for cow slaughter directed to pay Rs. 9000/- each for hurting the religious sentiments of people at large

Punjab and Haryana High Court: Deciding a revision petition filed against the judgment passed by the trial court which held the petitioners

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Constitutional validity of Sections 5D and 9B of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act, struck down

Bombay High Court: Deciding a petition challenging various provisions of Maharashtra Animal Preservation Act 1976 as amended by Maharashtra Preservation Act 1995,

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Issue of ban on slaughter of cows is beyond the domain of judicial decision making

Delhi High Court: While dismissing a petition filed in public interest seeking a direction to the respondent to prohibit cow slaughtering and