'Declare cow as National animal': Allahabad HC to Centre

Lucknow, September 02: Stating that the right to eat beef can never be considered as the fundamental right, Allahabad High Court judge asked the Central government to bring a bill in parliament and declared cow as the 'National animal.'

 

 

It further added that govt should make strict laws against those who talk about harming cows. The court pronounced this order on Wednesday while rejecting a bail plea of Javed who had been accused of cow slaughter.

 

While hearing the case, Justice Shekhar Kumar Yadav noted that the applicant had, after committing theft of the cow, killed it, beheaded it, and also kept its meat. "This is not the first offense of the applicant. Earlier also, he had committed cow slaughter which had disturbed the harmony of the society." The accused Javed has been arrested under Section 379 of IPC (Punishment of Theft) and Sections 3, 5, 8 of the Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act.

 

 

 

 

Underlining the importance of the Cow in the Indian culture, Justice Yadav said the right to life is above the right to kill and the right to eat beef can never be considered a fundamental right. The court further observed, "Fundamental right is not only the prerogative of beef eaters. Rather, those who worship the cow and are financially dependent on them also have the right to lead a purposeful life. The right to life is above the right to kill and the right to eat beef can never be considered a fundamental right."

 

It added that cows’ dung and urine are useful for agriculture and making medicines even when the animal is old.

 

He said," it is not that only Hindus have understood the importance of cows, Muslims have also considered the cow as an important part of India's culture during their reign, Slaughter of cows was banned by 5 Muslim rulers. Babur, Humayun, and Akbar also prohibited the sacrifice of cows in their religious festivals. The Nawab of Mysore, Hyder Ali, made cow slaughter a punishable offense."

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