The High Court of Chhattisgarh at Bilaspur on Thursday took suo mot u cognizance of a news report alleging the deaths of numerous cows due to negligence, hunger, and thirst in the Bilaspur district. A division bench, finding prima facie “serious administrative lapses,” has directed the Principal Secretary of the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services, Government of Chhattisgarh, to file a personal affidavit in response to the allegations.

The public interest litigation, registered as WPPIL No. 95 of 2025, was initiated based on an office reference to a news item published on October 23, 2025, in the Hindi daily ‘Navbharat’.

Background of the Case

The High Court registered the suo-mot u petition based on the news item titled “बेलतरा व सुकलकारी बने कब्रगाह भूख-प्यास

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