India, July 13 -- The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the operation of a Madras High Court order that directed the Tamil Nadu government to ensure that no cow or calf is slaughtered anywhere in the state either on Bakrid or on any other day, observing that the operative portion of the high court's judgment prima facie required "correction".

A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the interim order while issuing notice on a special leave petition filed by the Tamil Nadu government challenging the May 27 judgment of the Madras High Court. "The last paragraph of the high court's order, prima facie, requires correction," observed the bench while staying the blanket prohibition.

Senior advocate Abhishek Manu Singhvi, appearin...