In late-night hearing, Karnataka HC upholds order to allow Ganesh Puja at Hubballi idgah
India Today
The late night order came after the Supreme Court ordered status quo on a petition by the Karnataka Waqf Board against Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru.
The Karnataka High Court has refused to revise its previous order allowing the placing of Ganesha idols and holding cultural activities at Hubballi Idgah Maidan on Ganesh Chaturthi.
"It is clear from previous judgments that the property is owned by the government and the petitioner has taken the property on lease to be used only on two occasions. The government has the right over the said property," the high court said in its late-night order, dismissing the plea to stop the festivities.
Earlier in the day, the Karnataka High Court permitted the Hubballi-Dharwad Municipal Corporation (HDMC) to consider the applications for holding religious and cultural activities on Ganesh Chaturthi at Hubballi Idgah Maidan, for a limited period and pass appropriate order in accordance with law.
The high court was hearing a writ petition filed by Anjuman-E-Islam, Hubballi. They had requested the high court to modify the order against the backdrop of the SC order.
The late night order came after the Supreme Court ordered status quo on a petition by the Karnataka Waqf Board against Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru.
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The Idgah Maidan has been in the news over a land dispute. The Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) said that the property belonged to the Revenue Department following the civic body's chief commissioner's directions to verify the ownership of the land.
