The court also said that the petitioner does not have the locus standi to file a writ petition.
Prayagraj:
The Allahabad High Court on Wednesday dismissed a writ petition seeking direction to the state authorities to allow installation of loudspeakers at the mosque.
The court said that religious places are for prayers, hence use of loudspeakers is not right.
Dismissing the writ petition filed by Pilibhit resident Mukhtiyar Ahmed, a two-judge bench of Justice Ashwini Kumar Mishra and Justice Donadi Ramesh said, “Religious places are for offering prayers to divinity and the use of loudspeakers cannot be claimed Is.” Rightly so, especially when such use of loudspeakers often creates nuisance for residents.
At the outset, counsel for the State objected to the maintainability of the writ on the ground that the petitioner was neither a mutawalli, nor did the mosque belong to him.
The court also said that the petitioner does not have the locus standi to file a writ petition.
The term ‘locus’ is a legal concept that refers to the right of a person or entity to participate in legal proceedings or bring a lawsuit. P
