Uttarakhand high court's order came ahead of Christmas and New Year holidays when large inflow of tourists is expected in Nainital and Mussoorie.

BJP veteran Bhagat Singh Koshyari called Harish Rawat, former chief minister of Uttarakhand, a ‘ekluwa vaanar’ (lone monkey). In response, Rawat says he takes pride in this as Lord Hanuman was also a monkey and destroyed the unethical and unjust rule of Ravana in Lanka.