The Madras High Court, in an order on Wednesday, directed Tamil Nadu’s Chief Secretary to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered on the eve of Bakrid or on the festival day today. A division bench of Justice GR Swaminathan and Justice V Lakshminarayan passed the order in a plea seeking direction to the state authorities, including the Director General of Police, to take steps to prevent the slaughter of cows in public places.
