PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. 306 of 2025 at Allahabad

Neutral Citation No. - 2025:AHC:139653-DB Chief Justice's Court Case :- PUBLIC INTEREST LITIGATION (PIL) No. - 306 of 2025 Petitioner :- Prahalad Krishna Shukla Respondent :- State of U.P. and 3 others Counsel for Petitioner :- Alok Krishan Tripathi Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C., Harsh Vardhan Gupta, Arti Gupta Hon'ble Arun Bhansali, Chief Justice Hon'ble Kshitij Shailendra, J. 1. This petition, purportedly in public interest, has been filed by the petitioner seeking a direction to the respondents to constitute Special Investigation Team for necessary inquiry in respect of death of 50 cows and calf and commanding the respondents to monitor the different Gaushalas at Vrindavan, Mathura, besides taking necessary action in the matter and punish the responsible authorities/ persons. 2. Submissions were made that on 13.12.2024, more than 50 cows and calf were found dead at Dhaurera Area/Jungle, PMB Polytechnic at Mathura Vrindavan Road, which was reported by the newspapers, cow identification tags were found at the spot and activists collected the pictures of the dead animals who were found injured. Despite application made by the petitioner seeking a high level inquiry, no action wa