[The Supreme Court will definitely ask the state government to spell out its stand on the two conflicting HC rulings. It, in that event, can't just pretend to be a "neutral" onlooker.
It'd be, in the context of the conflicting public stands of the two constituents - the PDP and the BJP, quite interesting to note what stand it takes and what impact it has on the stability of the ruling coalition.] http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Beef-ban-row-JK-govt-rushes-to-SC/articleshow/49161544.cms?intenttarget=no Beef ban row: J&K govt rushes to SC Dhananjay Mahapatra,TNN | Sep 30, 2015, 06.07 AM IST NEW DELHI: Already stretched to the limits in containing law and order problems created by separatist elements and militants in the state, the Jammu and Kashmir government rushed to the Supreme Court complaining that it did not want the judiciary to add to its problem in maintaining peace in the state. READ ALSO: Jammu & Kashmir beef ban creates divide between PDP and BJP The problem before the BJP-backed PDP government headed by Mufti Mohammad Sayeed was the two conflicting orders passed by the high court — one banning sale of beef in the state and other scrapping the law that barred slaughter of bovine animals. READ ALSO: J&K government sacks law officers over beef ban The HC's Jammu bench on September 8 directed the police to enforce the Ranbir Penal Code provision banning sale of beef in the state. A week later, the HC's Srinagar bench issued notice to the state on a PIL which sought striking down of the provision of RPC banning slaughter of bovine animals. The state moved a special leave petition in the SC on Tuesday saying the HC's two conflicting orders "have grave ramifications for the law and order situation in Jammu and Kashmir as the orders are being misused and interpreted in a manner so as to disturb peace in the state". READ ALSO: Jammu & Kashmir beef ban creates divide between PDP and BJP "The SC should ensure that there is uniformity and consistency in the judicial pronouncements and that there is no scope to exploit the present situation by disrupting communal harmony, amity and peace in the state and thereby alienating people of the state from national mainstream," it said. -- Peace Is Doable -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Green Youth Movement" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To post to this group, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/greenyouth. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
