Published on : 24 Sep 2025, 12:10 pm 2 min read

A petition has been filed before the Punjab and Haryana High Court challenging the provisions of Haryana's cow protection law on the ground that it allegedly enables private individuals and vigilante groups to exercise coercive functions of search and seizure [National Federation of Indian Women NFIW v State of Haryana and Others] .

The Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by National Federation of Indian Women (NFIW) was listed today before a Division Bench of Chief Justice Sheel Nagu and Justice Sanjiv Berry .

However, the matter could not be taken up for hearing due to paucity of time.

The PIL filed through advocate Arjun Sheoran has challenged Sections 16 and 17 of Haryana Gauvansh Sanrakshan and Gausamvardhan Act,

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