Better management of animals at Gaushala
Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Apr 26: In the much publicised PIL filed by NGO SAVE (Save Animals Value Environment) seeking better management of animals at newly constructed Gaushala at village Seri Khurd (Nagrota), a Division Bench of High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh comprising Chief Justice N Kotiswar Singh and Justice Rahul Bharti has directed the Go Raksha Samiti, Amphalla, Jammu to respond to each and every observation and allegations with proper explanation in respect whereof deficiencies have been alleged so that the matter can be considered effectively on the next date of hearing.
When these PILs came up for hearing, Advocate Supriya Chouhan and petitioner Devinder Kaur Madaan, Chairperson of SAVE, present-in-person informed the Division Bench that the JMC has outsourced Gaushala at Seri Khurd, Nagrota to Go Raksha Samiti, Amphalla, Jammu without laying down of any Standard Operating Procedure (SOP). The condition of cattle is deteriorating in view of least arrangements and absence of checks and balances at place.
It was further submitted that Go Raksha Samiti is totally silent over the tagging of the animals as Chairperson of SAVE noticed on her visit made on March 11th, 2024 that none of the horses and calves had been tagged. Advocate Chouhan submitted that all the cattle were locked since 12:00 PM and there was inadequate water and food and upon query, the petitioner was told that there was no electricity to cut the grass and for this reason the cattle were kept inside the sheds without food.
Accordingly, DB directed Advocate Achyut Dubey appearing for Go Raksha Samiti, Amphalla and Senior AAG S S Nanda appearing for JMC to respond to the observations made by the petitioner in the instant case.
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