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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Permission For Muharram Procession Across Country

The Supreme Court declined permission for carrying out Muharram procession across the country and asked Lucknow-based petitioner to move before the Allahabad Higꦰh Court with his plea.

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Supreme Court Dismisses PIL Seeking Perm🌸ission For Muharram Procession Across Country
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The Supreme Court Thursday declined permission for carrying out Muharram procession across the country and asked Lucknow-based petitioner to move before the Allahabad High Court with his ple🦩a.

The apex court said how can i🐻t pass a general order for the whole country.

A bench comprising Chief Justice S A Bobde and Justices A S Bopanna and V Ramasubramanian said it would lead to chaos and targeting of a🐠 par🌼ticular community.

“You are asking for a general order and then if we allow this there will be chaos. Particular community will be targetted for spreading Covid. We don't want that. We as a court cannot risk the health of all the people,” the bench, whiꩲch heard the matter through video conferencing, said.

The bench allowed the petitioner to withdraw the petition with the liberty to approach the high court with li✤mited prayer of holding procession in Lucknow.

The apex court wꦿas hearing a PIL filed by Shia leader Syed Kalbe Jawad.

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