Section 9(1) in The M.P. Shops and Establishments Act, 1958
(1)No shop or commercial establishment shall on any day :-(a)be opened earlier than such hour as may be fixed by the Government by a general or special order in this behalf;(b)be kept open later than such hour as may be fixed by the Government by general or special order in this behalf :Provided that any customer who was being served or was waiting to be served at the closing hour so fixed in any shop may be served in such shop during half hour immediately following such hour.
