Supreme Court issues notice to UP Govt over QR code mandate on Kanwar Route

The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government regarding its order requiring QR codes for food stall owners along the Kanwar Yatra route. The court questioned the move and scheduled the next hearing for July 22. Petitioners argue that the rule violates privacy rights, citing a previous SC order against forced identity disclosure. The Uttarakhand government was also asked to respond.

New Delhi: The Uttar Pradesh government has issued an order to install QR codes to identify the owners of food shops and dhabas on the Kanwar Yatra route. Amidst the ongoing discussions on this order of the government, the matter was heard in the Supreme Court on Tuesday. The Supreme Court has issued a notice to the Uttar Pradesh government in this matter, reports Dynamite News correspondent.

A petition was filed in the Supreme Court against the government's directive to display the identity of the shop and dhaba owners located on the Kanwar route through QR codes, which was heard in the court today on Tuesday.

Supreme Court Issues Notice to UP and Uttrakhand Government

The apex court has issued a notice to the UP government in this matter and asked questions. The next hearing of the case will now be on July 22. In this petition filed in the Supreme Court against the order of the UP government, a ban has been demanded on the order to display the QR code.

The petition states that the order to install QR codes is against the interim order of the Supreme Court last year, which said that vendors cannot be forced to reveal their identity. In the petition, this order of the government has been termed unconstitutional.

For your information, let us tell you that this order was issued by both the governments of Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand that all shopkeepers will have to put a QR code, which will contain all the information of the shop owner. On which the Supreme Court asked the reason from the government of both the states and gave one week's time to respond.

The bench of Justice MM Sundaresh and Justice N Kotishwar Singh, while hearing the case today, said that both the governments will have to give the reason for the QR code order to the Supreme Court by next Tuesday, i.e., July 22. However, Advocate General Jitendra Kumar Sethi, who represented both the governments in the court, has sought two weeks' time, which was opposed by senior advocate Shadan Farasat.

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