India, Aug. 30 -- A federal appeals court in the country ruled on Friday that US President Donald Trump's tariffs on almost every country on earth have no legal basis. However, the court did not immediately rescind the tariffs, giving the administration time to appeal to the Supreme Court.

According to the ruling of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Trump overstepped his authority in using the 1977 International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA). The decision largely upheld a May ruling by a specialised federal trade court in New York.

"It seems unlikely that Congress intended to ... grant the President unlimited authority to impose tariffs," the judges wrote in a 7-4 ruling, the Associated Press reported.

A dissent ...