India, Jan. 25 -- The Supreme Court on Friday said no coercive steps should be taken against former Rajya Sabha member Mahmood Madani and office bearers of Jamiat Ulama i-Hind trust in connection with a criminal case lodged in Uttar Pradesh last year over the ban on halal-certified products.

A bench of justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta while seeking response of the UP government to a petition filed by the trust held, "No coercive steps shall be taken against the petitioner and the office bearers in connection with a criminal case lodged by Hazratganj police station in Lucknow on November 17, 2023.

Advocate MR Shamshad who appeared for the trust said, "The petitioner has been cooperating with the investigation. But recently they have i...