Shimla: In a temporary reprieve to MNCs, the Himachal Pradesh High Court yesterday stayed the government order imposing a ban on potato chips and candies packed in polythene.
Hearing a bunch of petitions, a division bench of Justice D D Sud and Justice Sanjay Karol stayed till September 3 the ban, which came into force in the state from yesterday.
The government issued a notification June 26, banning sale and stocking of 25 food items, including chips and biscuits, which are available in plastic and non-biodegradable packs.
The government’s notification came in the wake of the high court order January 10 that directed the government to ban the items packed in plastic packaging from April 1.
But later on the request of the state government, the court had extended the time limit to implement the orders by three months.
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