Bombay High Court Denies Urgent Hearing for PIL Seeking DJ and Beam Light Ban During Eid-e-Milad Celebrations
Last Updated on September 14, 2024 by Srijan Raj
The Bombay High Court has refused to grant an urgent hearing to a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) petition seeking a complete ban on the use of DJ and beam lights during the upcoming Eid-e-Milad celebrations. Four residents of Pune City have petitioned the court, claiming that the Muslim youth cannot dance to the tunes of DJs during Eid-e-Milad as it hurts the religious sentiments of the community.
The division bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyaya and Justice Amit Borkar refused to urgently hear the matter, as the festival will be observed on Monday (September 16).
The counsel representing the petitioners submitted that there is already a ban on the use of DJ and beam lights during Ganesh Chaturthi by the National Green Tribunal (NGT), and thus, this court must consider hearing this PIL. However, the bench seemed unimpressed by the contention, as the Chief Justice responded that when NGT has banned it for Ganesh Chaturthi, you can go before the NGT even for this festival.
The petitioners argued that the use of DJs and beam lights hurts the feelings of Muslims, violating the rules set by Noise Pollution rules, depriving the right to life, and against the principles of Islam and the teachings of Prophet Muhammad.
The matter will now be heard as per the date which the automatic system would prescribe for the same.
