The Supreme Court on Monday stayed the Madras High Court's order imposing a state-wide ban on the slaughter of cows and calves in Tamil Nadu. A bench comprising Justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta passed the interim order after the Tamil Nadu government challenged the High Court's ruling through a Special Leave Petition.
The Supreme Court on Monday emphasised that citizenship status in India must be determined through a "fair, lawful and reasonable process." A bench of Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta set aside the Gauhati High Court's judgment, which had upheld the declaration of 27 appellants as foreigners, and directed that their cases be heard afresh.
