India, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Monday ordered that no coercive steps were to be taken against Halal India Limited and Jamiat Ulama Maharashtra in connection with a criminal case pending against them in Uttar Pradesh over the ban on halal-certified products.

A bench of justices BR Gavai and Sandeep Mehta passed the order after the two organisations filed an application pointing out that on January 25 this year, the top court had extended protection from arrest to Jamiat Ulama e-Hind trust and its office bearers, including former Rajya Sabha member Mahmood Madani in connection with the same case. However, similar relief was denied to them when the Court issued notice on their petitions on January 5 challenging the ban on halal-cert...