Source: Reuters
An Indian court suspended on Tuesday a government ban on the trade of cattle for slaughter, a lawyer involved in the case said, giving some relief to Muslim-dominated beef and leather industries that employ millions of poor workers.
The Madurai bench of the Madras High Court suspended for four weeks the order that prohibited animal markets from trading cattle, including buffalo, for slaughter, lawyer S. Selvagomathy told Reuters.
The suspension by the court in southern India was effective countrywide, said Selvagomathy, who petitioned the court.
Government officials were not immediately available for comment.
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