SC Directs No Coercive Action Against Halal Trust in Halal-Certified Products Sale Case

SC Directs No Coercive Action Against Halal Trust in Halal-Certified Products Sale Case

VoM News Desk | January 25, 2024 | 09:18 PM IST | Breaking News, Courts & Law | Follow on Google News

SC Directs No Coercive Action Against Halal Trust in Halal-Certified Products Sale Case

SC Directs No Coercive Action Against Halal Trust in Halal-Certified Products Sale Case

In a significant development, the Supreme Court granted protection to Mahmood Madani, the chief of Jamiat Ulama-e-Hind Halal Trust, and other office-bearers from coercive action in connection with a 2023 criminal case in Uttar Pradesh. This case relates to the ban on halal-certified products. Justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta ordered Uttar Pradesh police not to take coercive action against Madani and others while issuing notice on their plea challenging the state government’s ban on manufacturing, selling, storing, and distributing halal-certified products.

Legal Challenge to Ban on Halal Products in Uttar Pradesh

The apex court had previously issued notice to the Uttar Pradesh government based on pleas by Halal India Private Limited and Jamiat Ulam e-Hind Halal Trust Maharashtra, seeking the quashing of the ban on halal-certified products in the state. The current protection order follows the government’s ban on November 18, which targeted the entire process of halal certification, and FIRs subsequently registered against the petitioners. The plea asserts that despite the organization’s cooperation in the investigation, the government summoned the trust’s president without specifying the necessary requirements.

Allegations and Legal Response

The FIR registered in Lucknow accused organizations of extorting money in the name of halal certification, promoting enmity in the name of religion, and funding anti-national activities. The petitioners argued that they were wrongly implicated without any involvement in halal certification issuance. They contended that the government’s notification, focusing only on halal certification and excluding others like Jain and Satvik, was arbitrary, discriminatory, and against the secular fabric of the nation. The legal challenge emphasizes the lack of rational basis in the ban’s impact on public health and calls for quashing the notification.

This legal development underscores the broader issue of religious-based certification and its treatment by government authorities, raising questions about arbitrary classifications and their alignment with the principles of a secular democracy.

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