The High Court rejected a petition that was brought after the Supreme Court ordered a freeze in the matter of the Bengaluru Eidgah Maidan and declared that Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on an Eidgah ground in Karnataka can go on as scheduled.
The High Court stated that there is no “serious issue” regarding ownership in the Hubballi case, despite their being one in the Bengaluru Eidgah land matter, which was heard at midnight. So, according to Justice Ashok S. Kinagi, the Supreme Court’s order is not applicable.
The Hubballi civic body decided earlier on Tuesday to hold Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on the Eidgah grounds.
Anjuman-e-Islam filed the plea with the High Court after the Supreme Court ordered a status quo about planned celebrations on Eidgah land in Bengaluru, more than 400 kilometres away.
The Waqf Board filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court challenging the government ruling permitting Ganesh Chaturthi rites in Bengaluru’s Eidgah Maidan.
