New Delhi: The Supreme Court today declined to allow a plea seeking permission to allow Muharram processions.
The bench of Chief Justice S.A. Bobde and Justices A.S. Bopanna and V. Ramasubramanian was hearing a PIL filed by prominent Shia leader from Uttar Pradesh, Syed Kalbe Jawad, who submitted that he was seeking permission to allow only five people to take out the procession.
Chief Justice Bobde, however, said that the petitioner had prayed for vague directions for the whole country for the Shia community.
“Jagannath Puri case was one specific place where Rath was to go from point A to point B. If it was one specific place we can assess the danger and passed orders,” he added.
The Chief Justice further said that the bench cannot pass general orders.
“It will create chaos and a particular community will be targeted for spreading Covid,” said the CJI.
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The bench was further concerned about the health of lakhs of people and asked the petitioner to approach the high courts, since the bench was not in favour of passing a general order.
-India Legal Bureau