The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the ban on celebrating Chhath Puja on the banks of river Yamuna in Delhi..Justice Subramonium Prasad remarked that the ban was put in place to prevent pollution in Yamuna and indicated his intention to dismiss the matter.“There are sufficient safeguards and it (the ban) is for the purpose to prevent river pollution,” the Bench remarked.The counsel for the petitioners then chose to withdraw the case..Justice Prasad was dealing with a plea filed by two organisations, the Chhath Pooja Sangharsh Samiti and the Purwanchal Jagriti Manch. These organisations moved the Court challenging a Delhi government notification dated October 9, 2021.It was argued that the notification, which banned Chhath Puja on the banks of Yamuna in Delhi, violated the fundaments rights of the people of Delhi.The Court was told that there are 30-40 lakh people who are affected by the order and that the neighbouring States of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana were still celebrating the festival on Yamuna’s banks.“Respondent no 1 (Delhi government) notified the aforesaid notification during Covid-19 period without any power… It is further submitted that respondent no .1 has not mentioned proper law/rules which entitles them to restrain the worship of 30-40 lakh of the devotees,” the plea argued..However, the counsel appearing for the Delhi government said that ponds have been made in all the wards in the city for people to perform Chhath Puja.The Court then expressed its inclination to disallow the petition following which the plea was withdrawn. .Advocate Vinay S Dubey appeared for the petitioners.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea challenging the ban on celebrating Chhath Puja on the banks of river Yamuna in Delhi..Justice Subramonium Prasad remarked that the ban was put in place to prevent pollution in Yamuna and indicated his intention to dismiss the matter.“There are sufficient safeguards and it (the ban) is for the purpose to prevent river pollution,” the Bench remarked.The counsel for the petitioners then chose to withdraw the case..Justice Prasad was dealing with a plea filed by two organisations, the Chhath Pooja Sangharsh Samiti and the Purwanchal Jagriti Manch. These organisations moved the Court challenging a Delhi government notification dated October 9, 2021.It was argued that the notification, which banned Chhath Puja on the banks of Yamuna in Delhi, violated the fundaments rights of the people of Delhi.The Court was told that there are 30-40 lakh people who are affected by the order and that the neighbouring States of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana were still celebrating the festival on Yamuna’s banks.“Respondent no 1 (Delhi government) notified the aforesaid notification during Covid-19 period without any power… It is further submitted that respondent no .1 has not mentioned proper law/rules which entitles them to restrain the worship of 30-40 lakh of the devotees,” the plea argued..However, the counsel appearing for the Delhi government said that ponds have been made in all the wards in the city for people to perform Chhath Puja.The Court then expressed its inclination to disallow the petition following which the plea was withdrawn. .Advocate Vinay S Dubey appeared for the petitioners.
