The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will hear on October 31 a petition raising the issue pertaining to the lumpy skin disease in cattle. The matter was mentioned for urgent listing before a bench headed by Chief Justice U U Lalit.
The counsel who mentioned the matter told the bench that the disease has spread among cattle and over 67,000 cows have died till date due to this. The bench, also comprising justices Ajay Rastogi and S R Bhat, said the matter would be listed for hearing on October 31.