India, Feb. 22 -- Indian-American constitutional lawyer Neal Katyal has strongly criticised Donald Trump for imposing a 15% global tariff, arguing that the US President cannot bypass Congress when introducing sweeping trade measures.

Katyal said that if Trump believes the tariff is justified, he must follow constitutional procedures.

The remarks came days after the Supreme Court of the United States struck down most of Trump's earlier tariff actions in a 6-3 ruling.

The court held that the administration had exceeded its authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, reiterating that the power to tax and impose broad tariffs rests primarily with Congress.

He noted that the Department of Justice had previously told th...