Hyderabad, April 24 --  The Telangana High Court on Thursday, April 23, directed the Commissioner and Deputy Commissioner (Charminar Zone) of the Greater Hyderabad Municipal Corporation (GHMC) to submit an action taken report on complaints relating to the illegal transportation and slaughter of cattle within city limits.

Justice NV Shravan Kumar passed the direction while hearing a writ petition filed by the Telangana Goshala Federation, which has sought enforcement of provisions under the GHMC Act that prohibit keeping animals in a manner causing nuisance and bar the entry of cattle into the city for human consumption without the written permission of the Commissioner.

The counsel for the petitioner submitted that thousands of cat...