Gauhati High Court Directs Haj Committee To Decide Issue Of Excess Fare Charged From Pilgrims Within 90 Days
3 months, 1 week ago

Gauhati High Court Directs Haj Committee To Decide Issue Of Excess Fare Charged From Pilgrims Within 90 Days

Live Law  

The Gauhati High Court recently directed the Central Haj Committee of India to dispose of the representations regarding excess airfare charged from Haj pilgrims of Assam, strictly in the light of the provisions contain in Section 42 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002, within 90 days. The single bench comprising Justice Soumitra Saikia was hearing a writ petition filed by 91 Haj pilgrims of Assam raising the issue that they were charged with the airfare of a chartered flight from Guwahati to Jeddah, however, during the boarding at Guwahati, they were asked to take normal passenger flight instead of international chartered flight. 2 to dispose the representations submitted by the petitioners strictly in the light of the provisions contain in section-42 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002. 2 shall dispose the representations submitted by the petitioners by speaking order after hearing the petitioners and by adhering to the mandate of section-42 of the Haj Committee Act, 2002.

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Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Hajj Airfare From Kerala, Asks Ministry To Explain Why Charges From Calicut Are Higher
2 weeks, 1 day ago

Supreme Court Refuses To Interfere With Hajj Airfare From Kerala, Asks Ministry To Explain Why Charges From Calicut Are Higher

Live Law  

The Supreme Court today disposed of a petition seeking rationalization of airfare structure across Kerala for the 2025 Hajj, saying it would not be prudent for the Court to express any opinion in that regard. In fact, any intervention by this Court will be counter-productive for the Hajj pilgrims, as in the event of recusal by any airline to fly …

Haj pilgrims paid for chartered flight, made to board normal plane
1 year ago

Haj pilgrims paid for chartered flight, made to board normal plane

New Indian Express  

GUWAHATI: The Gauhati High Court has set a 90-day deadline for the Haj Committee of India to dispose of two representations, filed by aggrieved Haj pilgrims from Assam alleging their excess flight fare was not refunded. During the hearing of a group writ petition filed by 137 pilgrims, the petitioners’ counsel FZ Mazumdar said tender was called for chartered flight …

Bombay High Court Asks Haj Committee To Announce Fares Before Pilgrims Choose Embarkation Point
1 year, 7 months ago

Bombay High Court Asks Haj Committee To Announce Fares Before Pilgrims Choose Embarkation Point

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court asked that the Haj Committee of India to implement its guidelines and announce the fares in advance to enable the pilgrims to choose the nearest economical embarkation point, in a batch of writ petitions filed by 180 Haj pilgrims concerning fares for Aurangabad EP for the Haj Pilgrimage, 2023. Had these rates been announced prior to …

Nearly 6,000 pilgrims expected to perform Haj: TS Haj Committee
2 years ago

Nearly 6,000 pilgrims expected to perform Haj: TS Haj Committee

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: With the easing of post-Covid restrictions and India’s quota nearly tripling to more than 1.75 lakh people for Haj this year, between 5,500 and 6,000 pilgrims from Telangana are expected go on the pilgrimage. The TS Haj Committee with the help of officials of the Regional Passport Office officials is ensuring that the aspirants have a smooth processing of …

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says airlines carrying Haj pilgrims will be paid Rs 57 crore less in fares this year
6 years, 8 months ago

Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi says airlines carrying Haj pilgrims will be paid Rs 57 crore less in fares this year

Firstpost  

New Delhi: Minority Affairs Minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Sunday said Rs 57 crore less will be paid to airlines in 2018 for Haj pilgrims travelling through the Haj Committee of India even after the ending of subsidy for the pilgrimage. In 2017, Rs 1,030 crore was paid to airlines as air fare for 1,24,852 Haj pilgrims, while in 2018, …

Modi govt announces reduction in Haj airfare
7 years ago

Modi govt announces reduction in Haj airfare

Live Mint  

New Delhi: The government on Tuesday announced a significant reduction in airfare for those going on the Haj, a month after it scrapped subsidies for the pilgrimage. Union minority affairs minister Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi described the move as a “major step”. The reduction will be applicable to passages on Air India, Saudi Airlines and Flynas, an air carrier based in …

Government announces massive reduction in airfare for Haj
7 years ago

Government announces massive reduction in airfare for Haj

India TV News  

A month after scrapping subsidies for Haj pilgrimage, the government today announced a significant reduction in airfare for those going Mecca. Describing the move as a "major step", Union Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi said, "The PMO took a keen interest in this. The decision to cut airfares will end the "political and economic exploitation" of Hajis "as was done …

Withdraw Air India as official carrier of Haj pilgrims: Muslim leaders
7 years, 2 months ago

Withdraw Air India as official carrier of Haj pilgrims: Muslim leaders

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Withdrawal of the Haj subsidy by the Union government will not affect pilgrims in the state all that much, according to the State Haj Committee officials. Pilgrims whose airfare crossed Rs 65,000 were given subsidy last year, said professor S.A. Shukhoor, special officer, Telangana State Haj Committee. The TS Haj Committee wants the Union government to stop making Air …

Government promises to improve facilities for Haj pilgrims
10 years, 8 months ago

Government promises to improve facilities for Haj pilgrims

India TV News  

New Delhi: Government today promised to bring in significant improvement in facilities for Haj pilgrims and request Saudi Arabia to withdraw 20 per cent cut in India's quota for the annual pilgrimage. Acknowledging that there have been shortcomings in arrangement for the pilgrims, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj also criticised Air India for charging Rs 1.54 lakh as ticket cost …

Rupee plunge makes Haj costlier by Rs.20,000
11 years, 6 months ago

Rupee plunge makes Haj costlier by Rs.20,000

India TV News  

New Delhi: Indian Haj pilgrims have to shell out an additional Rs.20,000 this year on the pilgrimage, on account of the steep depreciation of the Indian rupee and high accommodation and travel costs, External Affairs Minister Salman Khurshid said. Last year, pilgrims paid Rs.180,000.The minister added, however, that those making the pilgrimage through private tour operators pay in the range …

Pilgrim's progress
12 years, 10 months ago

Pilgrim's progress

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court's order that the Haj subsidy be phased out will be welcomed by almost everyone, including the majority of Muslims, because it strikes at the heart of a dysfunctional management system that is run in the interest of politicians and self-styled community leaders and not the average pilgrim. First, the management of the pilgrimage was franchised out via …

Haj panel to float global tenders for cheap air fare
12 years, 10 months ago

Haj panel to float global tenders for cheap air fare

The Hindu  

In the wake of the Supreme Court's direction to gradually end subsidy, the Haj Committee of India is considering a proposal to float global tenders to choose the airline offering the most competitive fares for pilgrims. Welcoming the ruling to end the Haj subsidy in the next 10 years and that the money be instead used for development of the …

Government wants to end rising Haj subsidy
14 years, 11 months ago

Government wants to end rising Haj subsidy

Hindustan Times  

In a move that is bound to be opposed bitterly, the government has set in motion a proposal aimed at phasing out the subsidy for Haj pilgrims, which worked out to Rs 826 crore in 2008. “The Government is striving to reduce such expenditu-re,” minister of state for external affairs Shashi Tharoor told Lok Sabha last year. “This proposal of …

The dole devotees frown upon
15 years, 4 months ago

The dole devotees frown upon

Hindustan Times  

“This is the closest a Muslim can get to God without entering paradise,” said Delhi-based Rabia Ansari, a housewife, explaining why the Haj, the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, is so significant. HT Image Yet, plane-loads of India’s 150,000 Haj pilgrims destined for the Islamic holy city will come back complaining as usual, despite India being the only country where …

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