Allahabad High Court Pulls Up Sambhal Authorities Over Mosque Prayer Restrictions

Allahabad High Court ki bench, jisme Justice Atul Sreedharan aur Justice Siddharth Nandan shamil hain, ne Sambhal ke District Collector aur Superintendent of Police par sakht tipanni ki.

Court ne kaha ki agar authorities law and order maintain nahi kar pa rahe hain aur isi wajah se namaziyon ki sankhya limit kar rahe hain, to unhe apne pad se resign ya transfer request kar dena chahiye.

Ye case Munazir Khan ki petition par sunwai ke dauran saamne aaya, jisme kaha gaya tha ki Ramzan ke dauran ek masjid (Gata No. 291) mein namaz padhne ke liye logon ko roka ja raha hai.

Local administration ne court ko bataya tha ki law and order concerns ki wajah se sirf 20 logon ko namaz padhne ki permission di gayi thi.

Court ne is argument ko reject karte hue kaha ki religious worship ko restrict karna solution nahi hai, balki shanti aur kanoon vyavastha maintain karna administration ki zimmedari hai.

Court ne ye bhi kaha ki agar ibadat private property ya designated dharmsathal ke andar ho rahi hai to uske liye state permission ki zaroorat nahi honi chahiye, jab tak public land ya road ka use nahi ho raha.