Uttar Pradesh | Cow has emerged from the churning of the ocean, declare it as the national animal; Important comment of Allahabad HC

Lucknow: The Lucknow bench of the Allahabad High Court has made an important comment regarding the cow. At the same time, the court has suggested to declare cow as the national animal. The court said, “Cow is an integral part of Indian culture. Therefore the protection of cows should be included in the fundamental right of Hindus.” The court said, “We hope that the central government will soon take an appropriate decision to ban cow slaughter in the country and declare cows as protected national animals.”

It is notable that the Lucknow bench made this comment during the hearing of a case of cow slaughter. Justice Shamim Ahmed on February 14 dismissed a plea seeking quashing of criminal proceedings against a person under the Uttar Pradesh Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act 1955, saying, “We live in a secular country and all religions should be respected.”

Lucknow bench of Allahabad HC yesterday said that we “hope that Central govt will take appropriate decision on banning cow slaughter in the country&declaring cow as a protected national animal.”

The court was hearing a plea of a Barabanki resident charged with cow slaughter

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) March 5, 2023

Justice Ahmed said, “It is a belief in Hinduism that cow is representative of divine and natural benevolence, hence it should be protected and respected.” It may be noted that the petitioner Mohammad Abdul Khaliq had argued in his petition that the police had registered a case against him without any evidence. Therefore, the ongoing proceedings against him in the court of Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate should be quashed.

‘Cow originated from the churning of the ocean’

Dismissing Mohd Abdul Khaliq’s plea, Bech said, “The facts on record make out a prima facie case against the petitioner”. In this case, Justice Shamim Ahmed said, “The cow has been described as a divine gift in Hinduism. According to legend, the origin of the cow originated from the churning of the ocean between the gods and the demons. At that time it was entrusted to sage Vashishtha, one of the seven sages.

Justice further said, “The cow has also been associated with various deities. Especially Lord Shiva, whose mount is Nandi, a bull. Lord Indra is closely related to Kamdhenu. Lord Krishna used to graze cows in his youth.

The importance of cow is also mentioned in Mahabharata and Vedas.

The judge also said, “The feet of the cow are considered to be the symbol of the four Vedas. Her milk contains a mixture of the four Purusharthas (Dharma, Artha, Kama and Moksha). Cow is being worshiped since Vedic times. The importance of cow is also mentioned in Mahabharata and Vedas. Lord Rama was also gifted with many cows. He said, “Whoever kills cows or allows others to kill them, has to suffer in hell for many years.”