Chennai/New Delhi: The Madras High Court on Friday stayed an order of the Tamil Nadu Registrar of Societies cancelling the registration of Greenpeace India after it argued that the principles of natural justice were not followed, a senior advocate said.

"The court asked me why there had been no appeal to the Inspector General (Registerations) and why the court had been approached. Citing several Supreme Court judgements, I replied that when the principles of natural justice were violated, the only recourse was to move the high court," senior advocate P.S. Raman, who led the NGO's legal team, told IANS.