Cong activist files PIL in SC for action against cow vigilantes


New Delhi, Aug 14 (PTI): A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court seeking direction to the Centre and some states to take action against so-called cow vigilantes, who are allegedly spreading violence and committing atrocities against Dalits and minorities.

The PIL, filed by Congress activist Tehseen S Poonawalla, said the violence committed by these 'Gau Raksha' groups have reached to such proportions that even Prime Minister Narendra Modi recently declared them as people who are "destroying the society".

It alleged these groups were committing atrocities against Dalits and minorities in the name of protection of cows and other bovines and they needed to be "regulated and banned in the interest of social harmony, public morality and law and order in the country".

"The menace caused by the so-called cow protection groups is spreading fast to every nook and corner of the country and is creating disharmony among various communities and castes," the petition said.

It also sought a direction to remove the alleged "violent content" uploaded on social media and hosted by the cow protection groups.

The plea sought to declare as "unconstitutional" section 12 of the Gujarat Animal Prevention Act, 1954, Section 13 of Maharashtra Animal Prevention Act, 1976, and Section 15 of Karnataka Prevention of Cow Slaughter and Cattle Preservation Act, 1964, which provide for protection of persons acting in good faith under the Act or rules.

"These laws and the protection granted therewith act as a catalyst to violence perpetrated by these vigilante groups," it said.

The PIL has arrayed as parties Ministry of Home Affairs, Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare, governments of Gujarat, Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Rajasthan and Jharkhand.

Seeking action against the vigilantes, the petition said the atrocities committed by them were punishable under various provisions of IPC and under the Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of atrocities) Act, 1989.

It alleged that in many cases, the police and other probe agencies were either "complicit in such illegal actions or have merely been mute spectators against such evil".

The plea said the actions of these groups were in complete violation of Article 21 of the Constitution as it takes away the victims' "Right to life and personal liberty".

  

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  • A. S. Mathew, U.S.A.

    Mon, Aug 15 2016

    These cow vigilantes must be put into jail double of the Haryana beef handling prison term of 10 years, thus 20 years.

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  • Michael Noronha, Mysore

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    It will meet the ends of justice if the SC passes strictures for failing to take timely action and the PM resorting to media to convey his mind instead of issuing advisory to State Governments to use the GOODA act against such cow vigilantes and moral policing personnel. In Karnataka his party sympathisers had created a ruckus assaulting innocent citizens in the Mangalore Pub lynching case.

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  • PenMightierThanTheSword!, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    All Gau Rakshasas starting with the scumbag Pravin Tagodia should be put behind bars!

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  • Hyda, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    On of the shameful statement by our PM that 'shoot me, kill me and don't shoot Dalits'. It clearly shows that he unable to take action against Gow rakshak, provoke them to do the same to PM which they doing to minorities, Dalits and degrade law & Police system of own country.
    We can't control inside terror, how can we control Pakistani terror and Chinese infiltration?

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  • ANIKETH, MUMBAI

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    who will file case against ahmed patel?

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  • Ram Shetty, Mangalore/Mumbai

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    If you are that concern then you should file a case against Ahmed Patel...
    Cong did a right thing by filing a case against these so called cow vigilantes, if they think that Cow is their mother and if they are very much concerned then why not they take care of them when they see them middle of the road or while eating all dumped garbage? do these people leave their mother to roam around on the road? these people have nothing to do with Hindu religion they are some what like ISIS, creating tense to all the people and putting our country on the terror map.

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  • Joseph F. Gonsalves, Bannur, Puttur / Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    I have commented earlier about GAU RAKSHAKS and why the supreme court is silent about this matter.

    Congress activist files PIL in SC for action against cow vigilantes.

    THIS WAS A LONG REQUIREMENT.

    LET US SEE WHETHER THERE ARE COW JUDGES IN THE JUSTICE SYSTEM.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Nashville

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    Which Country is our Cow marketing Manager ...

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  • rahul, Mangalore

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    let them case against Ahmed Patel first, who was main leader in Una

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  • SHEHENSHA, mangaluru

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    Cow cow cow cow cow

    If all jobless ppl would had concentrated on sports instead of COWS, then atleast Olympicsd medal barundittand ....Chappaley tikudittand... Yepa toonala petta petta petta ....Boka panper Indiansg daayeg olympicsd medal tikkuji....Undey kaarana

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  • Praveen, kulshekar

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    barpi sala pett paduna sports dika, champions namada kammi ijja, coach baari hushar uller atthe.

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  • Vincent Rodrigues., Frazer Town,Bangalore

    Sun, Aug 14 2016

    Cow Vigilantes need to be stopped immediately because they create problems in all the states taking law into their hands and act illegally.

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