Guwahati, Aug. 30 -- A divided US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday ruled that most of former President Donald Trump's tariffs imposed on several countries were illegal.

However, the court allowed the tariffs to remain in place until October 14, giving the Trump administration time to appeal to the US Supreme Court.

The 7-4 ruling upheld an earlier decision by the US Court of International Trade, which found that Trump had wrongly invoked the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA)-a 1970s-era law-to justify imposing sweeping tariffs.

The appellate judges, however, sent the case back to the lower court to determine whether the ruling applies broadly or only to the parties directly involved.

The decision ha...