“Manifest Arbitrariness”: Allahabad HC grants compensation & damages to man whose vehicle was wrongly seized and auctioned under U.P. Cow Slaughter Act
The Court noted that it was equally disturbing that during pendency of proceedings before the Commissioner, the State proceeded to auction the vehicle, which was the principal source of livelihood of the accused, for a grossly inadequate consideration without awaiting adjudication of the accused’s challenge.