: The Bombay High Court has allowed two Jain temples in the city to be opened for pilgrims from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj with some conditions.){kind=link}
Mumbai (ILNS): The Bombay High Court has allowed two Jain temples in the city to be opened for pilgrims from Dhanteras to Bhai Dooj with some conditions.
These temples have to follow the guidelines issued by the state government regarding the corona epidemic.
The petitioners before the division bench of Justice S.J. Kathawala and Justice Abhay Ahuja requested to allow 102 Jain temples to be opened for five days on Diwali.
While hearing the petition, the bench allowed two Jain temples at Dadar and Byculla to open for devotees for five days during Diwali.
At the same time, the city rejected the demand for permission to open another 100 temples. Due to this, two Jain temples of Dadar and Byculla will be open from 6 am to 1 pm and from 6 pm to 9 pm from November 13 to 17.
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This petition was filed on behalf of Shri Trustee Atma Kamal Labdhisurishwarji Jain Gyan Mandir Trust and other trusts. Advocate Prafulla Shah pleaded on the petition in the High Court.