HC asks J & K Govt to respond on petition against ban on cow slaughter
The notice was issued by a division bench comprising justices Mohammad Yaqoub Mir and Bhansi Lal Bhat after hearing a writ petition filed by Afzal Qadri seeking to strike down the relevant provisions of the Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) which criminalises the act of cow slaughter.
In his petition, Qadri said, the said provisions have a direct interference with the personal liberty of the petitioner and it allows an intrusion into the religious as well as private life.
Last week, a division bench of High Court in Jammu ordered the police to strictly enforce the beef ban in the state. The court order evoked angry reactions in the Valley as the separatist and religious groups termed it as "interference in religious affairs".
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