Bombay high court
MUMBAI: The Bombay high court on Friday allowed delivery of “special pious food” to be delivered by Jain temple trusts in Mumbai, Pune and Nashik to devotees observing the nine-day Ayambil fast from April 19 to April 27. The delivery is to take place through a team of volunteers, organized by the trusts, not exceeding seven persons or by professional distribution service agencies permitted by the state in its April 13 SOPs.
A bench of Justices S C Gupte and Abhay Ahuja, who heard the matter filed by two religious Jain trusts for permission to let devotees go to places of worship to “take away” the special boiled food prepared there, had on Thursday asked the state to work out a solution by enabling delivery via volunteers instead. The food has to be free of salt, spices and other ingredients, advocate K P Shah, who represented petitioners Shree Trustee Atma Kamal Lab Labdhisurishwarji Jain Gyanmandir Trust and Sheth Motisha Religious and Charitable Trust
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