The Supreme Court on Friday extended its interim stay on the directives issued by Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh for eateries on the Kanwar Yatra route to display their owners’ names outside the shops.

The Supreme Court on in its order reiterated that shops and eateries in the Kanwar Yatra route, would not be forced to display owner or employee names, or their numbers, but anyone voluntarily doing so can, do it and extended its earlier order of stay on the Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Madhya Pradesh govt's order of doing so.

The top court's two-judge bench, headed by Justice Hrishikesh Roy and Justice S V N Bhatti, extended its earlier interim order of July 22, which said "Food sellers must not be forced to serve names of owners, staff employed." The apex court today clarified that this order should continue till we hear the matter next.