The Hubballi civic body decided earlier on Tuesday to hold Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on the Eidgah grounds.
The High Court rejected a petition that was filed after the Supreme Court ordered a hold in the matter of the Bengaluru Eidgah Maidan, saying that the Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on an Eidgah ground in Karnataka can go as scheduled.
The main ideas from the news sources are as follows:
The Hubballi case does not involve the “serious dispute” over ownership that the High Court claimed existed in the Bengaluru Eidgah property issue at a midnight session. So, according to Justice Ashok S. Kinagi, the Supreme Court’s order is not relevant.
“This (the Hubballi grounds) is corporation property and the corporation can do whatever it considers appropriate… “They have two days to pray, Ramzan and Bakri Id, which, of course, cannot be interfered with,” the magistrate stated.
The Hubballi civic body decided earlier on Tuesday to hold Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on the Eidgah grounds.
Anjuman-e-Islam filed the suit with the High Court after the Supreme Court ordered a status quo in the instance of planned celebrations on the Eidgah property in Bengaluru, more than 400 kilometres away.
The Waqf Board filed a lawsuit in the Supreme Court challenging the government’s ruling permitting Ganesh Chaturthi rites in Bengaluru’s Eidgah Maidan.
The Ganesh puja can be held somewhere else. The bench of Justices Indira Banerjee, AS Oka, and MM Sundresh ruled in favour of maintaining the status quo.
According to the Bench, the High Court will decide who is the rightful owner of the 2.5-acre parcel of land.
The Waqf board argued throughout the protracted discussions in the top court that since the area was designated as Waqf property, no religious event from any other community was held there. “All of a sudden, in 2022, they claim that it is disputed territory, and they want to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi here,” it said.
When the state’s attorney, Mukul Rohatgi, was questioned by the court if there had ever been a similar event at the Eidgah Maidan, he responded, “That cannot be the foundation for opposing such an event now.”
Dushyant Dave, who was speaking on behalf of the Waqf Board, retorted, “I wonder whether there is any temple in this country where the minority population will be allowed to enter for prayers. The board then brought up the Ayodhya Babri Masjid issue, stating, “You know what happened there. The then-chief minister of Uttar Pradesh also gave an assurance in the Babri Masjid case.
A Muslim body in Karnataka challenged the high court’s decision.
In an appeal against the High Court’s decision to permit Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations at Bengaluru’s Idgah Maidan, the Karnataka Waqf Board has petitioned the Supreme Court.
The Karnataka Waqf Board has filed a petition with the Supreme Court challenging the Karnataka High Court’s decision to permit Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations in Idgah Maidan in Chamarajpet, Bengaluru.
Senior attorney Kapil Sibal, who was representing the Muslim organisation, requested an urgent hearing before Chief Justice of India UU Lalit.
Sibal argued that the high court’s decision basically permits “anyone” to hold religious ceremonies on the property, including ceremonies for different religions that might take place at the same time.
Sibal asserted that “unnecessary religious tension will be created.”
The Idgah ground is a Waqf property, not a public place, which can be open for all religious and cultural ceremonies, according to the Waqf board’s argument in their appeal.
The case will be heard on Tuesday by the CJI UU Lalit and Justice S Ravindra Bhat bench.
The Karnataka High Court authorised the celebration of Ganesh Chaturthi at Idgah Maidan in Chamarajpet, Bengaluru, on August 26. After the BJP-led state administration appealed the interim decision to maintain the status quo from August 25, the court gave its approval.
According to the high court’s ruling, the government may decide whether to allow the celebration on the land where a dispute has broken out.
Due to demands from various organisations to celebrate Ganesh Chaturthi there because it is government property, the Idgah Maidan is at the centre of a debate.
The Chamrajpet Muslim Association and the Karnataka Waqf Board
Both the Chamrajpet Muslim Association and the Karnataka Waqf Board, the mutawalli of the Idgah, have petitioned the Supreme Court. According to the petition, Idgah owns the ground. The applicants further allege that a Supreme Court decision from 1964 upheld their right to the property.
However, the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP) has stated that because of the ownership dispute, the land may be distributed for “any religious and cultural functions.”
In a press release on Friday, Basavaraj Bommai, the chief minister of Karnataka, announced that the state administration would decide whether to carry out the court ruling permitting religious and cultural events at the Chamrajpet Idgah playground for a brief period beginning on August 31, after consulting the Advocate General of the state.
