Supreme Court Today (July 15) asked UP and Uttarakhand to respond to a petition challenging the QR code rule for Kanwar Yatra shopkeepers. The case will be heard again on July 22, 2025.
The Supreme Court today extended its interim order, maintaining the stay on directives from BJP-governed states that required eateries along Kanwar Yatra routes to display owner and staff details. The opposition criticized these directives as divisive, discriminatory against Muslims. The court promised an early hearing and expressed disapproval of the Uttar Pradesh government’s failure to comply with its order.
Today( on 22nd July), The Supreme Court of India has temporarily suspended the directive for shop owners and hawkers to display their names during the Kanwar Yatra season, with the next hearing set for July 26. The court has issued notices to Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, and other states involved.
