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HC seeks details on use of loud speakers Monday, October 15, 2001

TIMES NEWS NETWORK
AHMEDABAD: The Gujarat High Court has asked advocate general S N Shelat to inquire under which provisions the Ahmedabad police commissioner issued a circular on October 1, allowing use of loud speakers till 1 am during Navratri celebrations.

This follows a special civil application filed by Rahul Jani challenging the circular. A full-bench, comprising Chief Justice DM Dharmadhikari, Justice RK Abhichandani and Justice DK Trivedi however, did not prefer to issue notices to the secretary state home department and to the police commissioner who were respondents. It will be taken up the matter again on October 19.

The petitioner submitted that the circular, issued by the commissioner of police, Ahmedabad, was in contravention to the Noise Pollution Control Rules framed by the Government of India.

He stated that according to these rules, no authority had the power to allow any person or firm to use loudspeakers between 10 pm and 6 am.

An earlier judgment of the Supreme Court in Church of God versus KKR Majestic Colony Welfare Association, was also quoted in which the SC had observed that no religion prescribed that the prayers should be performed by disturbing the peace of others, and nor does it preach that it should be performed by voice amplifiers or beating of drums.

The petitioner said that beating of drums and voice amplifiers during Navratri create noise pollution.

News Source : The Times of India [India's best Newspaper]

 

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