A bench of justices A S Oka and Sanjay Karol passed the order while hearing an appeal against the August 2018 order of the National Green Tribunal (NGT), which had considered the common stand taken by the Centre and the states regarding the protection of indigenous cows, and said no further directions were required.
Amid protests against a Karnataka minister's statement seeking review of the stringent anti-cow slaughter law, Chief Minister Siddaramaiah said that the matter will be discussed in the cabinet meeting.
Justice Mohd. Faiz Alam Khan said the investigating authorities did not conduct a fair probe, adding that the FIR in the case was merely based on "apprehension and suspicion".