On May 27, the Madras High Court directed the state to ensure that ‘no cow or calf is slaughtered on the eve of Bakrid or on any other day’.

Tamil Nadu challenges Madras HC's cow slaughter ban in Supreme Court, citing historical and constitutional grounds for milk production.

Tamil Nadu has approached the Supreme Court challenging a Madras High Court order that imposed a complete ban on cow and calf slaughter. The state argues the high court's…