Madras HC Rejects Plea For Quashing Govt Order On Free Distribution Of Rice To Mosques During Ramzan; Seeks Reply For Extension Of Benefit To Other Marginalized Groups [Read Order]

In its recent order, the Madras High Court refused to interfere with a Government order for free distribution of raw rice to mosques, during the holy month of Ramzan. The Government of Tamil Nadu, on April 16, had issued a public order for supply of 5,450 tonnes of rice free of cost to 2,895 mosques in the state during the month of Ramzan, so that gruel may be prepared and given to...