Prayagraj, May 30 -- The Allahabad high court has quashed a detention order passed under the National Security Act (NSA) against two men accused of cow slaughter, noting that the alleged act took place within the four boundary walls of a house and not in a public place. The high court, in its judgment passed on May 26, observed that due to the alleged act, which involved the slaughter of only one cow, there was no violence or disturbance of public peace or disturbance of communal harmony which is necessary for imposition of detention under the NSA, 1980. Allowing two habeas corpus writ petitions filed by Isham alias Isam and Samir, both residents of Shamli, a division bench comprising justices Rajeev Misra and Dr Ajay Kumar directed that th...