The Bombay High Court has asked for the Gausiya Mosque Trust in Kandivali to be impleaded as a respondent in a writ petition against use of loudspeakers.A division bench of Chief Justice RD Dhanuka.
The matter relates to a plea alleging inaction on the part of Samta Nagar Police Station against noise from a mosque at Thakur village in Kandivali (East)
The lawyer claimed that despite an assurance given by the government lawyer that the police will comply with the Noise Pollution Rules and HC judgment of 2016 laying down guidelines against noise pollution, the authorities failed to take action against violators.
On Tuesday, the police submitted a report that a distance between the hospital and the mosque is 90 metres and was within the 100 metres criteria for silence zone under Noise Pollution Rules. Thereafter, the bench asked the zonal DCP to remain present in the court.
The HC was hearing a petition by Richard stating that she had made several police complaints and even posted live videos on social media to show that loudspeakers are used during early hours.