CHENNAI, May 27: 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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The two officers were ordered to issue suitable instructions to their subordinates across the State in order to ensure that there was no breach of the court order.
The judges, further, directed the High Court Registry to list the matter once again on Friday, May 29, 2026 for the government to report compliance.
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