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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Krishnadas Rajagopal

No Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on Idgah ground in Bengaluru as SC orders status quo

The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered status quo against the use of Idgah Maidan in Bengaluru for Ganesh Chaturthi celebrations on August 31 and September 1.

"Why can't you hold your puja somewhere else?" Justice Indira Banerjee, leading a three-judge Bench, asked the Karnataka government and the municipal corporation.

"We think there should be status quo… Especially when the land was never used for any other purpose for 200 years," Justice A.S. Oka, on the Bench, orally observed.

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