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Gurugram namaz case: SC agrees to immediately list contempt plea against Haryana officials

Muslims offer Friday prayers at an open site, in Gurugram, on December 17, 2021. File image. (Source: PTI)

Chief Justice of India N.V. Ramana on Monday agreed to immediately list for hearing a petition to initiate contempt action against Haryana authorities for not reining in ‘hooligans’ who have created an ‘atmosphere of communal hatred and terror’ for worshippers offering Friday prayers in Gurugram.

The petition, filed by former Rajya Sabha MP Mohammad Adeeb, was mentioned by senior advocate Indira Jaising for urgent hearing.

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