Dubbing it as a “wholly misconceived PIL,” a division bench of Gujarat High Court on Tuesday rejected a public interest litigation (PIL) which had sought a ban on the use of loudspeakers in mosques during azaan.
The petition was filed by one Shaktisinh Zala, a local Bajrang Dal leader, who had sought a ban on the use of loudspeakers during the Islamic call for prayers on the ground of noise pollution it causes.
However, a division bench of Chief Justice Sunita Agarwal and Justice Aniruddha P. Mayee asked the petitioner during the hearing, if it was the petitioner’s case that the noise of bells and gongs during ‘aarti’ at a temple is not heard outside.
