The High Court of Karnataka on Monday declined to accept a contention that uttering Azan (a call to Muslims to pray) in the mosque through the loudspeakers violates the fundamental right guaranteed to the believers of other religious faiths.
A division bench comprising acting Chief Justice Alok Aradhe and Justice S. Vishwajith Shetty passed the order on a PIL petition, filed by Chandrashekhar R., a resident of Bengaluru.
The petitioner had sought a direction to the authorities to stop the use of loudspeakers in mosques for the purpose of Azan while contending that the words used on Azan hurts the sentiments of people belonging to other religions.
