The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday recommended that the government should declare cow as the national animal and increase punishment…
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The Rajasthan High Court on Wednesday recommended that the government should declare cow as the national animal and increase punishment for cow slaughter to life term.
"Keeping in mind Articles 48 and 51A(g) of the Constitution and to provide legal entity for their proper protection and conservation of cow, it is expected from the government that cow is declared a national animal," Justice Mahesh Chandra Sharma said in a 145-page order.
The judge gave a ruling relating to the Hingoniya Gaushala of Jaipur.
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The announcement from the court came at a time when a number of states in the country are protesting the government's decision to impose ban on the slaughter of cattle.
The court made these observations while disposing of a petition in connection with the management of a cow shelter near Jaipur.
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