U’khand govt moves Apex Court against HC order on Char Dham Yatra

By LE Desk

Dehradun, July 1, 2021: The Uttarakhand government has moved the Supreme Court challenging the High Court’s stay on the Char Dham Yatra.

Expressing dissatisfaction over the state government’s preparedness to deal with a possible third wave of COVID-19, the High Court had on June 28 put a stay on a state Cabinet’s decision to open the yatra for residents Chamoli, Rudraprayag and Uttarkashi districts from July 1.

“We have gone to the top court against the High Court’s stay on the yatra,” Cabinet Minister Subodh Uniyal told reporters, news agency PTI said.