New Delhi, July 23 -- The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to stay the Uttar Pradesh government's direction to eateries along the Kanwar Yatra route to display QR codes with the ownership details of the food joints, underlining that "consumer is the king" and should be allowed to make an informed food choice. "The sentiments of devotees should not be affected. At the same time, the livelihood of shop owners should not be affected too. The court has to strike a balance," a bench of justices MM Sundresh and N Kotiswar Singh remarked.P16

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