Plea Seeking Opening Of Mosques Offering Eid Prayers: Allahabad HC Directs Petitioner To Approach State Authorities First [Read Order]

Akshita Saxena

21 May 2020 8:09 PM IST

"The petitioner must approach to the State first and on denial of the relief claimed or any unusual delay in considering the same, the petitioner shall be at liberty to approach this Court by invoking the writ jurisdiction," Court said.

Directing the Petitioner to first approach the concerned state authorities, the Allahabad High Court on Tuesday disposed of a PIL seeking permission to open mosques for offering Eid prayers. The Petitioner, Shahid Ali Siddiqui had moved the High Court seeking a direction to the State authorities to open Mosque/Idgah in Uttar Pradesh for offering Jamaat/ Namaj of Eid-Ul-Fitr and Dova...

Plea Seeking Opening Of Mosques Offering Eid Prayers: Allahabad HC Directs Petitioner To Approach State Authorities First [Read Order]

Akshita Saxena

"The petitioner must approach to the State first and on denial of the relief claimed or any unusual delay in considering the same, the petitioner shall be at liberty to approach this Court by invoking the writ jurisdiction," Court said.

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