The Delhi High Court has refused to direct the Centre to impose a "total prohibition" on slaughter of cows and their progeny, saying the competent legislature has to be approached for any steps in this regard, reported PTI.

A bench headed by Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma, while dealing with a public interest litigation by Brishbhan Verma, noted that there is already a ban in respect of cow slaughter in the national capital pursuant to a law enacted by the city government.