Delhi HC allows 50 people to offer namaz on the first floor of Nizamuddin Markaz during Ramzan
Delhi HC s direction came while hearing plea of the Delhi Waqf Board to reopen the Nizamuddin Markaz where the Tablighi Jamaat congregation was held. (Image Source: IANS)
Updated: Apr 16, 2021, 09:13 AM IST
The Delhi high court on Thursday allowed 50 people to offer namaz five times a day on the first floor of Nizamuddin Markaz mosque during Ramzan, saying there is no direction in the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) notification to close down places of worship.
However, the court refused to increase the number of people or allow the use of other floors of the mosque for offering prayers as sought by senior advocate Ramesh Gupta on behalf of the Delhi Waqf Board, saying day-by-day situation is getting worse in Delhi .
A total of 77 last rites, including 63 confirmed and 14 suspected cases of COVID victims, were performed at five cremation and burial grounds under East Delhi Municipal Corporation until April 12.
DDMA notification prohibiting gatherings applicable to all religions: Centre report in High Court
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Synopsis You have not stated in the status report whether other religious places are closed or open. We find most of the religious places (in Delhi) are open, the court said.
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The court had called for the affidavit, after the SG on April 13 said that no gathering can be permitted at the mosque for offering prayers during Ramzan in view of the DDMA order.
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The Centre on Thursday submitted a report in the Delhi High Court stating that the DDMA notification prohibiting all kinds of gathering in the wake of increasing COVID-19 cases was applicable to all religions, without specifying whether all places of worship were closed. Justice Mukta Gupta observed that the status report was silent on whether all the places of worship in the national capital were closed in accordance with the Delhi Disaster Management
: Thursday, April 15, 2021, 4:26 PM IST
Delhi HC allows 50 people to offer namaz 5 times a day at Nizamuddin Markaz during Ramadan 2021
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The Delhi High Court on Thursday allowed 50 people to offer namaz five times a day at the Nizamuddin Markaz mosque during Ramzan.
Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the Station House Officer of Nizamuddin police station to permit entry of 50 people five times a day to offer namaz only on the first floor of the Masjid Bangley Wali.
The court declined to increase the number of people or allow use of other floors of the mosque for offering prayers as sought by senior advocate Ramesh Gupta on behalf of the Delhi Waqf Board, but allowed them to move an application before the SHO for the same.
50 People Can Offer Namaz At Delhi s Nizamuddin Markaz During Ramzan: Court
The Delhi High Court today allowed people to offer prayers five times a day on the first floor of the Nizamuddin Markaz, but subject to disaster management rules. Representational Image Outlook Web Bureau 2021-04-15T16:39:01+05:30 50 People Can Offer Namaz At Delhi s Nizamuddin Markaz During Ramzan: Court outlookindia.com 2021-04-15T16:41:31+05:30
As many as 50 people will be allowed to offer prayer five times a day at the Nizamuddin Markaz mosque during Ramzan, the Delhi High Court said. Justice Prathiba M Singh directed the Station House Officer of Nizamuddin police station to permit the entry of 50 people five times a day to offer namaz only on the first floor of the Masjid Bangley Wali.