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Bombay High Court Dismisses Bhandup Dahi Handi Permit Plea

Deferring to Bhandup police’s warning of potential clashes, the court encouraged rival organisers to reconcile or stagger the festival to secure approval.

A division bench of justices GS Kulkarni and Arif Doctor was hearing a petition filed by Sandip Jalgaonkar, a former MNS functionary who later joined the Shiv Sena.
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Overview

  • A division bench of Justices Girish S Kulkarni and Arif S Doctor dismissed Sandip Jalgaonkar’s request to hold the Dahi Handi festival at Ashok Kedare Chowk on August 16.
  • The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has upheld its refusal after the Bhandup police warned that granting permission would trigger a serious law and order situation.
  • Sandip Jalgaonkar, now with the Shinde Sena, and the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena both applied for the same venue, creating a dispute over organiser rights.
  • The court said it could not question the police advisory’s wisdom or legality because no legal challenge was filed against the August 13 communication.
  • Justices Kulkarni and Doctor suggested the parties reconcile their positions or hold celebrations at different times to allow the festival to go ahead.