PIL Alleging Verbal Ban on Loudspeakers at Mosques and Temples in Bengal Dismissed: Calcutta High Court
The Calcutta High Court has dismissed a public interest litigation filed by Md. Danish Farooqui alleging that police authorities in Hooghly district had verbally directed representatives of mosques and temples to remove loudspeakers without issuing any written order or citing any legal provision. The case concerned allegations of restrictions on the use of loudspeakers at religious places and raised questions concerning administrative action, freedom of religion, equality before law and…