The Supreme Court today refused to pass any order to direct DGPs of states to appoint a police officer in each district to enforce the ban on cow vigilante groups, saying it will first seek the response from Centre and the state governments. The bench also comprising Justices A M Khanwilkar and M M Shantanagoudar said the Centre and five states, which have not filed their replies so far, should file it in six weeks. We have to first see what is the response of Centre and state governments. The apex court had on April 7 sought the response of six states on the plea within three weeks. "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.

Source: dna May 03, 2017 13:07 UTC