Hyderabad, Aug. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Friday, July 31, remarked that it was a feature of this "flawed world" that people will abandon cattle after it fulfils its economic purpose but still take offence when someone uses it as food.

A bench of Justice Sanjay Karol and Justice N Kotiswar Singh made the observation while hearing the case of a man who died after being attacked by a bull in Punjab in 2007, Live Law reported.

While awarding the widow of the man Rs 15 lakh in compensation, the court expanded the discussion to the broader issue of stray cattle and the dangers they pose on roads.

The bench noted that people who choose to rear animals should ideally care for them for their entire lives. It also acknowledged that many farmers...