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2. U.P. Prevention of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955. 3. Punjab prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 1955 4. Himachal Pradesh Prohibition of Cow Slaughter Act, 1979."

The CPIO, Admn. Officer (Project) vide letter dated 02.05.2023 replied as under:-

"1 & 2 No such documented information is available with CCRAS; 3 to 5 Information sought does not come under the purview of CCRAS."

Dissatisfied with the response received from the CPIO, the Complainant filed a First Appeal dated 02.05.2023. The FAA, Director General vide order dated 29.05.2023 stated as under:-

"2. The information have been furnished to the appellant by CPIO, CCRAS, vide Council's letter dated 2.5.2023.
3. Not satisfied with the Council's reply dated 2.5.2023, he has preferred ONLINE RTI APPEALs vide Regn.No.CCRAS/A/E/23/00003 and CCRAS/A/E/23/00004 dated 2.5.2023 on the grounds that provided incomplete, misleading and false information furnished by CPIO, CCRAS, New Delhi.
4. Both the ONLINE RTI Appeals have been considered by the undersigned as First Appellate Authority and it is informed that the reply furnished vide Council's letter dated 2.5.2023 is considered enough to serve the purpose and there is no such documented information is available with CCRAS. With this information, the Appeals are disposed off."

Page 2 Aggrieved and dissatisfied, the Complainant approached the Commission with the instant Complaint.

Written submission dated 20.12.2024 has been received from the CPIO and same has been taken on record for perusal. The relevant extract whereof as under :

Overall remarks:
The council reiterates its earlier reply.
The information on Cow urine and cow dung is available in Ayurveda text books which is in the public domain, Ayush Research portal https://ayushportal.nic.in/ etc. The information on cow urine and cow dung is also available in the CCRAS publication entitled "Inventory of Animal Products Used in Ayurveda, Siddha and Unani, Part-1. (https://ccras.nic.in/wp- content/uploads/2024/10/22102024-List-of-the-Publications-of- CCRAS.pdf S. no. 1 & 2 of publication on Pharmacology) Facts emerging in Course of Hearing: