A bench of Chief Justice Satish Chandra Sharma and Justice Subramonium Prasad asked the Haj Division of the Union Ministry to place its stand on record and listed the matter for further hearing on May 10.
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday sought responses on a public interest litigation (PIL) challenging a memorandum by the Ministry of Minority Affairs which allows only Central Police Force employees to travel to Saudi Arabia to serve as Officers and Assistants during the Haj 2023 pilgrimage period.
The Delhi High Court Wednesday sought the Minority Affairs Ministry’s response to a plea seeking an opportunity for all Muslim employees of Centre, states and Union Territories to assist Haj pilgrims instead of deputing only Central Armed Police Force (CAPF) personnel.