The Madras High Court declined to alter the police-allotted dates for Vinayagar idol-immersion processions after the VHP sought a Sunday slot already given to the Hindu Munnani. Justice V Lakshminarayanan called it a ‘game of one-upmanship’ between two groups of the same ideological grouping, questioned whether procession scheduling warranted interference under Article 226, and deferred to the police on law-and-order arrangements. The VHP was told to apply earlier next year or coordinate with the other organisation.
The Supreme Court today reviewed a challenge to a National Green Tribunal order limiting the number of people in a ‘dhol-tasha’ group for Lord Ganesh idol immersion to 30. Chief Justice Chandrachud noted the urgency, promising to address the issue by 2 PM. This follows Prime Minister Modi’s visit to the Chief Justice’s residence for Ganesh Puja.
