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Prohibition of cow slaughter: ( 1) Notwithstanding anything contained in The Odisha Gazette EXTRAORDINARY PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY 2 (3) A certificate under Clause (b) of Sub- section (1) shall be issued by the competent authority, only after he has, for reasons to be recorded in writing, certified that : (a) the bull or bullock is over the age of fourteen years; or (b) in the case of a bull , it has become permanently unfit and unserviceable for the purpose of breeding and, in the case of a bullock, it has become permanently unfit and unserviceable for the purposes of draught and anykind of agricultural operation: Provided that the permanent unfitness or unserviceability has not been caused deliberately. (4) The competent authority shall, before issuing the certificate under Sub-sec- tion ( 3) or refusing to issue the same, record its order in writing . Any person aggrieved by the order of the competent authority under this section may, within fifteen days of the date of the order, appeal against it to the Government or to such other authority as may be prescribed, who may pass such orders thereon as they may deem fit. (5) The Government may, at any time for the purposes of satisfying themselves as to the legality or propriety of the action taken under this section, call for and examine the record of any case and may pass such orders thereon as they may deem fit . (6) Subject to the provisions herein contained, any action taken under this Section shall be final and conclusive and shall not be called in question.