New Delhi, April 6 The Supreme Court on Monday sought responses from the Centre and others on a plea seeking directions to ensure that stray cattle are kept away from national and state highways across the country.
A bench of Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre and others, including the states and Union Territories, seeking their responses on the plea within four weeks.
The plea has sought directions to the authorities to frame and enforce uniform national guidelines to prevent cattle intrusion on highways.
The plea, filed by Lawyers For Human Rights International, sought mandatory fencing of national highways and expressways, particularly on accident-prone stretches.
It also sought the establishment of scientifically managed cattle shelters/gaushalas with earmarked funding, and the imposition of strict penal liability for the illegal abandonment of cattle.
The plea also sought the formulation of a no-fault compensation framework for victims of accidents caused by stray cattle.