Bengaluru, May 28 -- The Madras high court on Wednesday directed the Tamil Nadu Chief Secretary and director general of police to ensure that no cow slaughter takes place in" public places or other non-designated areas" during Bakrid celebrations on May 28.

A bench of justices GR Swaminathan and V Lakshminarayanan said slaughter of animals can take place only in slaughterhouses or in places specifically designated by the competent authorities under the law.

"Slaughter cannot be done in any place you want.The question of carrying out slaughter in a non-designated place does not arise at all," the court said, adding that State authorities remained "duty-bound to enforce the applicable statutory provisions."

The bench passed the order on ...