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A bench of Justices Hrishikesh Roy and SVN Bhatti issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh...
The Supreme Court on Monday put on hold the Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand governments' order directing shopkeepers along the Kanwar Yatra route to display their names, saying food sellers and hawkers must not be forced to disclose the names but may be required to show the kind of food being served to Kanwariyas.s)..
In other words, the food sellers... may be required to display the kind of food they are serving to Kanwariyas but they must not be forced to disclose the names," the bench said in its order..
Meanwhile, during the hearing, Justice Bhatti recalled that he would frequent a restaurant run by a Muslim in Kerala for vegetarian food because he maintained hygiene of international standards..
The bench later asked Singhvi to desist from exaggeration, saying these orders may have "safety and hygiene" dimensions as well..
