A Gauhati High Court division bench delivered a split verdict on two writ petitions seeking a ban on dog meat sales in Nagaland.
One judge upheld the court's order allowing dog meat sales, while another allowed the appeals and quashed the 2023 order.
The Nagaland government had banned commercial dog imports and sales in 2020, but the ban was challenged in court.
The Gauhati High Court quashed the ban in 2023, citing a lack of jurisdiction by the chief secretary.
