Kanwar Yatra Nameplate Controversy: The Uttar Pradesh government has once again not got relief from the Supreme Court in the matter of instructions to put nameplates outside shops on Kanwar Yatra routes. The petitions filed against the decision of the UP government were heard in the country’s top court on Friday (July 26). During this, the court upheld the decision to ban the UP government’s instructions to put nameplates and said that the next hearing will be held on August 5.
During the hearing, the court was told that only the UP government has filed its reply so far. The Uttarakhand government has sought time. The court asked who is from Madhya Pradesh. The MP lawyer said that we will also file a reply, but no incident has happened here. The Ujjain Municipality has not passed any order either. The Delhi lawyer said that we have not passed any order regarding putting up nameplates on Kanwar routes.
UP government demanded early hearing, then got this reply
The court was told that an application has also been filed on behalf of a group of Kanwariyas. Senior advocate Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for UP, said that a unilateral ban has been imposed on the instructions of the state government. This matter should be heard soon, otherwise the yatra will be over.
In response to this, the petitioner’s lawyer Abhishek Manu Singhvi said that this order had not come for 60 years. If it is not implemented this year, nothing will go wrong. The court should decide after hearing it in detail. On this, Rohatgi said that it is a central law that restaurant owners should write their names. This should be implemented in the whole country.
The decision was issued on the basis of law: Uttarakhand Government
The lawyer from Uttarakhand who appeared in the Supreme Court said that we issued the directive on legal grounds. We have our own rules regarding this. It is not just about travel. If a non-registered person comes and stands among the registered vendors, how will people know? Mukul Rohatgi said that the court’s order is contrary to the central law. On this, the judge said that we will hear the law. Rohatgi said that this should happen soon.
If shopkeepers have rights, we also have religious rights: Kanwadis’ lawyer
An application has also been filed on behalf of a group of Kanwariyas. The Kanwariyas’ lawyer said that we should eat satvik food, which should be without onion and garlic. Suppose we enter Mata Durga Dhaba after reading its name and find out that the owner and the staff there are different people, then there is a problem. If they have rights, then we also have religious rights.
The interim order of the Supreme Court will continue
In response, the judge said that we only said that the shopkeeper’s name should not be forced to be written. If someone wants to write, there is no restriction. Whoever wants to read, can read it and go. In response to this, the lawyer from Uttarakhand said that when there is a requirement in the law, it should be followed. Another lawyer of the Kanwar pilgrims said that we are carrying several tons of water. It is necessary to display the name so that it can be read.
It was told in the Supreme Court that UP has filed a reply last night, which is not on record. Uttarakhand and MP also want to file a reply. The next hearing on this matter will now be held on August 5 and for now the interim order will continue.
