Supreme Court imposes interim stay on making public the names of shopkeepers on Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar

Supreme Court imposes interim stay on making public the names of shopkeepers on Kanwar Yatra route in Muzaffarnagar

Monday, 22 July 2024

The Supreme Court of India has imposed an interim stay on the order of Muzaffarnagar SSP to publicly display the names of shopkeepers on the route of Kanwar Yatra in Muzaffarnagar, Uttar Pradesh, India.

This order has been given by a two-judge bench of Justice Rishikesh Roy and Justice SVN Bhatti.

Along with this, the bench has issued notice to the Government of the states of Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand in India regarding making public the names of shopkeepers on the route of Kanwar Yatra.

The next hearing of this case will be on Friday, 26 July 2024.

The Supreme Court has said that it is staying the implementation of the directions, in other words, food sellers are required to disclose the type of food they are serving but they cannot be forced to make public the names of the owners or staff.