Published On: Tue, Aug 30th, 2022

SC orders status quo; no Ganesh Chaturthi puja at Idgah Maidan in B’luru

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday told the Karnataka government to maintain status quo for a few days, added that Ganesh Chaturthi puja can be held somewhere else, instead at Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet.

You have the puja somewhere else. And go back to high court

A bench headed by Indira Banerjee told Solicitor General Tushar Mehta, representing the Karnataka government, to maintain the status quo for a few days.

“You have the puja somewhere else. And go back to high court,” said the bench, also comprising justices AS Oka and MM Sundresh.

The bench emphasised that in the meanwhile, both parties as of today maintain status quo and disposed of the petitions filed by The Central Muslim Association of Karnataka and Karnataka State Board of AUQAF against the Karnataka government.

The petitioners had moved the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court order, which allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru’s Chamarajpet.

The matter was referred to a 3-Judge following “difference of opinion” between the two-judge comprising justices Hemant Gupta and Sudhanshu Dhulia.

Senior advocate Dushyant Dave, representing one of the petitioners, said the state government wants to change the 200 years’ status quo.

Senior advocate Kapil Sibal, also appearing for the petitioner, said it is an Idgah land and should not be used for other religion’s festivals.

During the hearing, the bench noted that for 200 years, no other religious activity was performed on the land in question, so why not the status quo?

“For 200 years, whatever was not held, let it be,” said the bench.

The top court was informed that “the Karnataka government has allowed Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Idgah maidan in Bengaluru for tomorrow and day after”.

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