Panchkula, Sept. 13 -- The Panchkula municipal corporation's (MC) order banning the sale, purchase and slaughter of meat in Mansa Devi Complex (MDC) may soon be challenged in the Punjab and Haryana high court. Many shopkeepers in the area, engaged in the meat business, told HT on Thursday that they were preparing to move court.

Interestingly, most of them said they came to know about the ban through newspapers as no written or verbal communication has been made to them so far. As a result, their outlets remained open and customers continued to purchase meat products.

Raminder Singh, owner of a non-vegetarian food outlet in Sector 5, MDC, questioned how the administration would ensure that delivery apps like Swiggy and Zomato do not supp...