Guwahati, May 26 -- By NE NOW NEWS

Guwahati: Supreme Court of India on Tuesday refused to grant an urgent hearing on a plea seeking enforcement of laws imposing a complete ban on cow slaughter ahead of the Eid al-Adha (Bakrid) festival.

The petition was filed by Satish Kumar Aggarwal, former vice-president of the Akhil Bharat Hindu Mahasabha.

The plea sought directions for strict implementation of laws prohibiting the slaughter of cows and their progeny and also urged the court to direct state governments to frame guidelines regulating slaughterhouses in accordance with existing legal provisions.

A Bench comprising Chief Justice of India Surya Kant and Justice Joymalya Bagchi declined to accord urgent listing to the matter.

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