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The court directed additional solicitor general Jayant Sud to present the central government's stand on the issue.
In recent years angry mobs have lynched many people from marginalised groups, especially Muslims and the Dalits, often over suspicions of cow slaughter.
Senior BJP leader and Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad termed the statement "scandalous and irresponsible"
The question, which was part of the law of crimes paper for third semester LLB students on December 7, drew outrage after it was highlighted by a Supreme Court lawyer through the social media.