Supreme Court stays Madras High Court blanket ban on cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu

The Supreme Court stayed a Madras High Court order that had imposed a blanket ban on cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu, according to the supplied reports. The move pauses the lower court’s directive while the legal challenge continues.

The reports say the High Court’s order dated May 27 barred the slaughter of cows and calves anywhere in the state. They also say the state government approached the top court to contest that ruling.

What the state challenged

According to one of the supplied reports, the state government argued that the Madras High Court had travelled beyond the scope of the public interest litigation by imposing a blanket prohibition on the slaughter of cows and calves across Tamil Nadu. The report does not indicate any final outcome beyond the stay.

What is known so far

The available reports are consistent that the Supreme Court paused the High Court’s order and that the original ruling had covered the entire state. No additional details about the bench’s reasoning or any longer-term direction were provided in the supplied documents.