Bombay High Court Allows 58 Jain Temple Premises To Operate Kitchen For Nine Days of Ayambil Tap
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The Bombay High Court on Friday allowed 58 Jain temple/trusts to open up their kitchens for cooking pious food for the nine days of Ayambil Oli Fast, starting Monday, after they undertook to home deliver the cooked food.
The bench of Justices SC Gupte and Abhay Ahuja refused to allow takeaways as initially sought by the petitioners observing that it did not fulfill the rigours of the Standard Operating Procedure issued by the State on April 13, 2021, by which restaurant dine-ins and the opening of religious places for devotees is impermissible.
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A day after the Bombay High Court refused a city mosque to open up for Ramadan prayers, the Maharashtra Government opposed a petition by two Jain trusts seeking permission for devotees to collect pious boiled food from the trust s premises during the nine-day-long Ayambil fast.
The State cited its April 13 circular, directing all religious places to remain closed for outsiders for the safety of citizens, due to the surge in the Covid-19 cases in the State. It informed the court that devotees may congregate for food collection. Yesterday the Court refused the mosque to open. There should not be bias alleged on the part of the State. Our stand is clear, all religious places should remain closed.