NE LEGAL BUREAU
GANDHINAGAR, JUNE 22
Within a few hours after the Supreme Court had allowed the Puri Rath Yatra with some curbs, the Gujarat government on Monday approached the Gujarat High Court for modification of its earlier order staying the procession of Lord Jagannath Yatra in Ahmedabad, which was supposed to be taken out on June 23.
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Chief Minister Vijay Rupani said he had directed the state Advocate General to approach the high court and request it to allow the annual procession.
The HC had on Saturday stayed the procession in the light of coronavirus pandemic in Ahmedabad.
કોવિડ-19ની મહામારીના કારણે ભગવાન જગન્નાથ મંદિરની પરંપરાગત રથયાત્રા આ વખતે મંદિર પરિસરમાં જ પરિક્રમા કરશે…મંગળા આરતી અને પહિંદવિધિ પણ મંદિર પ્રાંગણમાં જ થશે…ત્યારે તમે દૂરદર્શન ડીડી ગીરનાર પરથી સવારે 3:55 કલાકથી સવારના સાડા આઠ વાગ્યા સુધી રથયાત્રાનું જુઓ જીવંત પ્રસારણ… pic.twitter.com/cXOall6fsS
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The court had also questioned local authorities over the delay in taking a decision on an application filed by the Jagannath Mandir Trust.
Rupani’s comments came hours after the Supreme Court allowed holding of the procession in Puri in Odisha with restrictions by modifying its earlier order.
“The Supreme Court had stayed the Rath Yatra in Odisha’s Puri due to the coronavirus pandemic. But today, the apex court allowed the Rath Yatra with restrictions.
“The Gujarat government has also informed the Advocate General to request the High Court to allow the historic Rath Yatra in Ahmedabad like the apex court did in Puri, with whatever restrictions the High Court places for the procession,” Rupani said.
However, following the SC order, two other petitions were filed in the high court on Monday, seeking a similar relaxation to the Ahmedabad Rath Yatra and a modification in the bench’s stay order on June 20.
Swami Akhileshwardasji, who is Mahant of the Ramji temple in Saraspur, Ahmedabad and also a member of the All India Working Committee of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP), has filed a petition for reviewing its June 20 order and consider it taking into the apex court’s judgement.
Another applicant Kritesh Patel, a resident of Ahmedabad, has also filed a similar application on Monday, demanding an urgent hearing as Tuesday is the day for the procession.
Earlier in the day, the high court refused to entertain a plea moved by an NGO seeking modification of its order staying the procession and allowing the same with certain restrictions.
