Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 08:43am on 01 Jul 2026,Wednesday Politics
The Tamil Nadu government has approached the Supreme Court against a Madras High Court order that imposed a complete ban on cow slaughter in the state. The government said the High Court's directions went beyond the Tamil Nadu Animal Preservation Act, 1958. It argued that the law already allows cow slaughter in limited cases with official approval. The High Court had directed officials to stop the slaughter of cows and calves on Bakrid and all other days. The order was passed on a petition alleging illegal cow slaughter. The Supreme Court will now hear the state's challenge to the High Court ruling.
