The Petitioners claimed that the construction of Althaara and concrete crosses and converting the area as a pilgrimage centre, would deprive the tribals of their livelihood.
The Supreme Court bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, Indu Malhotra and KM Joseph, dealing with the annual Amarnath Yatra issue, today (July 13) dismissed an appeal from the Shri Amarnath Barfani Langars Organisation
“Factors, such as Haridwar being a pilgrimage centre where people may gather in large numbers if such restrictions were not imposed, may have also weighed with the authorities in classifying it as a red zone earlier”, said by the bench of the Chief Justice Ramesh Ranganathan, and Justice R.C. Khulbe