MUSLIMS CAN HAVE THEIR PLACE OF WORSHIP: HC

MUSLIMS CAN HAVE THEIR PLACE OF WORSHIP: HC

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August 10, 2022

Sumitra Kadu, a resident of a Hindu-dominated locality in Navi Mumbai challenged the construction of a mosque in the vicinity; but fortunately the Bombay High Court told her that such intolerance has to go. The petition, filed by Kadu of Sector 50E, Nerul, alleges that CIDCO gave a Muslim trust a 1042.27-sq-metre, reserved plot. Her advocate, G.N Salunke, told the court that not a single Muslim family lives in a radius of one kilometre from the site and only 331 Muslim families live beyond that radius. “If the mosque is allowed there is every possibility of encroachment on the public open premises in the locality by Muslims which may badly affect the development of the city,” says the petition, heard by a division bench of Justice F.I. Rebello and Justice J.H. Bhatia. “So minorities cannot have their own place of worship? This intolerance has to go. Either we should live together or pack our bags and go,” the bench ordered.