Only in India again

From the country that gave us rampaging alcoholic elephants, gangs of killer monkeys battling each other and the world's most beautiful woman marrying a banana tree we have this:

India's supreme court bans cooked street food in Delhi NEW DELHI, May 17 (Reuters)India's Supreme Court on Thursday banned street sellers from cooking food on the pavements of New Delhi to clean up India's chaotic capital. One exception will be made for the quintessential Indian tea vendors, although the court says they must now serve their drinks in disposable glasses and cups. The court also passed several other orders regulating street hawkers, who will only be allowed to sell their wares on pavements only if 5 feet (1.5 metres) of space is left for pedestrians. Critics say New Delhi's policemen would be reluctant to enforce such a ban as extracting bribes from street vendors is seen as a job perk. (Posted @ 20:40 PST)

It's their country and they can run it the way they want, but I would think the Supreme Court of the world's most populous democracy might have more important things to think about. You know with the occasional outbreak of Hindus cooking Muslims and Muslims blowing up Hindus and all.

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