Delhi High Court asked on Wednesday the AAP government and Delhi Police to file their responses on a plea challenging criminalisation of possession and consumption of beef in the national capital. "You (government and police) file your response," the bench said and posted the matter for hearing on December 8. During the hearing, the counsel for the petitioner told the bench that the Supreme Court was hearing issues related to possession and consumption of beef in Maharashtra. The plea has claimed that the Cattle Preservation Act was "a case of legislative over-reach". The petitioners have also claimed that the Act was a "gross encroachment on the rights of the petitioners to chose what they can eat".

Source: dna September 14, 2016 19:06 UTC