As Karnataka cattle traders cry foul over anti-slaughter act, the spin-offs of cattle protection laws on commerce become hard to ignore. As the subject of agriculture and animal husbandry comes under the state list, there is no omnibus law in the country which deals with cattle protection and slaughter norms. Instead, states have the power to enact individual cattle laws.
Expressing grave concern over the use of unlicensed firearms in the country, the Supreme Court has observed that the phenomenon needs to be rooted out ‘ruthlessly’.
A special court in Uttar Pradesh on Thursday acquitted three persons and convicted one for their alleged involvement in the gangrape and murder of a 19-year-old Dalit girl at Hathras in 2020