[AA.TR] The Supreme Court of India on Tuesday stayed a government notification banning the sale of cattle for slaughter at markets across the country.The apex court said that the ban affected thousands of livelihoods associated with the cattle industry.
The suspension of the ban comes as relief for India's minority Muslim community and Dalits, considered untouchable, who are engaged in animal slaughter.
A law passed this May, by the Indian government led by right-wing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Prime Minister Narendra Modi, banned the sale of cows and buffaloes in animal markets for slaughter.
Farmers could only bring cattle to a market after submitting a written declaration that it would not be sold for slaughter.
The government informed the apex court that it will take three months to review the law.