The Madras High Court on Wednesday (May 27, 2026) directed Tamil Nadu government to impose an immediate ban on cow slaughter across the State by implementing a Government Order (G.O.) issued on August 30, 1976 for prohibiting cow slaughter in the interest of milk production and improvement of rural economy.

A summer vacation Bench of Justices G.R. Swaminathan and V. Lakshminarayanan directed the Chief Secretary and Director General of Police/Head of Police Force (DGP/HoPF) to ensure that no cow or calf gets slaughtered anywhere in Tamil Nadu either on the eve of Bakrid on Thursday (May 28, 2026) or on any other day.

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