Jammu and Kashmir High Court on Thursday sought a response from the state government to a writ petition seeking striking down of the Constitutional provisions criminalising bovine slaughter in the state. The notice was issued by a Division Bench comprising Justices Mohammad Yaqoub Mir and Ali Mohammad Magray after hearing a writ petition filed by Afzal Qadri through his Advocate Syed Faisal Qadri seeking to strike down the relevant provisions of Ranbir Penal Code (RPC) which criminalises the slaughter of bovines. Advocate General Jehangir Iqbal, appearing on behalf of the government,…
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