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July 13, 2026

The Supreme Court has stayed a Madras High Court order that imposed a blanket ban on cow slaughter in Tamil Nadu, including on Bakrid. The top court issued a notice, observing that the order required "modification" after the state government argued it contradicted existing state animal preservation laws.