Supreme Court Stays UP Kanwar Yatra Food Stalls Order, Says Police Cannot Force Shops To Display Names | Read
The Supreme Court has stayed, till Friday, a controversial Uttar Pradesh government order directing eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display names of owners and employees "to ensure... no confusion among kanwariyas".
The court referred to the "... implication of (the) directive is spread across multiple states... let notice in these petitions (to UP, Uttarakhand, and Madhya Pradesh) be issued. Returnable on Friday."
"...until returnable date we deem it appropriate to pass interim order prohibiting enforcement of above directives. In other words, food sellers must not be forced to display names of owners, staff..."
