Nepal, July 24 -- The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interim order directing the government not to enforce the Iodized Salt (Production and Distribution) Act, 1998.

A joint bench of Justices Til Prasad Shrestha and Mahesh Sharma Paudel issued the order on July 14, stating that the Act should not be implemented from July 17 as announced.

The court observed that although the Act was passed nearly 25 years ago, the government has yet to introduce the necessary regulations required for its enforcement.

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