India, July 21 -- The Supreme Court on Monday sought the response of the central government and states on a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking a direction to all shop owners to disclose their identities, details of registration and number of employees at the entrance to facilitate consumers in filing complaints under the Consumer Protection Act.

The petition filed by lawyer and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Ashwini Kumar Upadhyay had sought the directions in the interest of protecting the rights of consumers under the Consumer Protection Act, 2019.

A bench of justices Vikram Nath and Sandeep Mehta issued notice to the Centre and states after hearing submissions from advocate Eklavya Dwivedi appearing for Upadhyay.

The bench...