Indian Government towords banning cow slaughter

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Indian Government towords banning cow slaughter

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Cabinet nod to ban on cow slaughter

- By Our Correspondent (From Asianage.com)

 

 

 

New Delhi, May 6: The Union Cabinet on Tuesday decided to set up a national

judicial commission for appointment of judges to the Supreme Court and high

courts.

 

The Cabinet also decided to grant dual citizenship to people of Indian

origin living in eight countries and also approved the enactment of a

Central law for the prohibition of cow slaughter under Article 252 (1) of

the Constitution to overcome the problem of the legislative competence of

the Centre.

 

Parliamentary affairs minister Sushma Swaraj said Article 252 (1) allows the

Centre to draft a legislation for states if two or more state governments

pass a resolution in their Assemblies for such a law.

 

Ms Swaraj said the Centre cannot make the law on its own as it was not

competent to draft such legislation. To overcome the problem of legislative

competence, the Centre has asked the animal husbandry department to write to

all the state governments to send their proposals for such a legislation. Ms

Swaraj said though many states already have legislation against cow

slaughter, it is not followed as in most laws there is no ban on killing old

cows. The Centre proposes to bring a comprehensive legislation to ban the

killing of cows, irrespective of their age.

 

To check illegal immigration from across the border in Assam, the Union

Cabinet decided to repeal the contentious Illegal Migrants (Determination by

Tribunals) Act, 1983. This will enable the government to accelerate the

detection and deportation of migrants who have entered Assam on or after

March 25, 1971. The minister said the cabinet approved a draft bill to

repeal the IMDT Act from a date to be notified and that the repealing

measure would be introduced during the current session of Parliament.

 

Ms Swaraj told reporters that the national judicial commission will be

headed by the Chief Justice of India and its members will include the two

seniormost judges of the Supreme Court, the Union law and justice minister

and an eminent citizen nominated by the President on the advice of the Prime

Minister. The commission will have a three-year term and its main function

will be to recommend the appointment of judges and the transfer of judges.

 

The commission is being set up by amending Articles 124 (2), 217 (1), 222

and 231 of the Constitution pertaining to the appointment of judges. The

Cabinet also gave its assent to inserting a new chapter, 4 (a), in Part 5 of

the Constitution.

 

Ms Swaraj said the dual citizenship move is as per the promise made to

people of Indian origin at the NRI festival held in New Delhi earlier this

year. Dual citizenship has been granted to people living in eight countries

— Australia, the US, the UK, Italy, Netherlands, Ireland, Finland and

Canada. Those interested in dual citizenship would have to apply for it.

After the application is accepted, they will enjoy all the rights of an

Indian citizen, except three — they will not have voting rights, they will

not be allowed to take any constitutional position, and they can not apply

for jobs in the armed forces.

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