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Bombay High Court Issues Notices in Challenge by Mosques and Dargahs Over Loudspeaker Crackdown

Petitioners argue that enforcement of court-mandated noise limits at mosques, dargahs is discriminatory, invoking a challenge to an April licensing circular.

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Overview

  • A bench of Justices Ravindra Ghuge and M M Sathaye issued notices to the Maharashtra government, Mumbai Police and MPCB on petitions filed July 1 by five mosques and dargahs
  • The filings allege that police selectively targeted Muslim worship sites under the 55 dB day/45 dB night limits set by the court’s January ruling
  • Petitioners contest an April 11 ADG circular requiring land-ownership and structural details for license renewals, calling it a fishing inquiry with political motives
  • They accuse police notices of omitting key noise-pollution data such as dates, times and decibel readings for alleged violations
  • The court has slated the next hearing for July 9 as petitioners press for clear, streamlined licensing guidelines in line with Supreme Court noise norms