Animals May Not Have Rights, but Authorities Must Ensure Safe Environment; Compensation Ordered for Cow's Death by Electrocution: Madras High Court
On September 4, 2024, the Madurai Bench of the Madras High Court delivered a significant judgment in W.P(MD) No. 15735 of 2024, addressing the compensation rights of a farmer whose milch cow tragically died due to electrocution caused by a faulty power transformer. Case Background The petitioner, T. Muthu Irulappan, a farmer from Kanyakumari District, owned four milch cows. On October 27, 2023, while grazing his cows near a 100…
