Delhi High Court Permits Upto 50 People To Perform Namaz In Nizamuddin Markaz Masjid During Ramdan
Live LawIn the lack of any affidavit clarifying its stand on the issue by the Centre and the Delhi Police as directed by the court earlier, the Delhi High Court today permitted upto 50 persons to offer namaz 5 times a day in Bangley Wali Masjid of Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi, which was shut since Mar 23 last year due to several FIRs against a Tablighi Jamat congregation amid the Covid-19. In the lack of any affidavit clarifying its stand on the issue by the Centre and the Delhi Police as directed by the court earlier, the Delhi High Court today permitted upto 50 persons to offer namaz 5 times a day in Bangley Wali Masjid of Nizamuddin Markaz in Delhi, which was shut since Mar 23 last year due to several FIRs against a Tablighi Jamat congregation amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The order has been passed by a Single Judge bench of Justice Mukta Gupta on a plea moved by the Delhi Waqf Board seeking permission for performance of prayers during the month of Ramdan. Rajat Nair appearing for the Centre and Delhi Police prayed before the Court that the order should be subject to any other orders passed by the competent authorities, "as orders are expected today" on the issue of congregations in religious places.