Overview

• The Supreme Court refused on June 6 to immediately hear a petition against the Bombay High Court’s June 3 order permitting animal slaughter during Eid-ul-Azha on June 7 and the Urs festival from June 8 to 12 at the fort’s dargah
• The Bombay High Court had imposed conditions mirroring last year’s ruling, requiring sacrifices to occur only in a private, enclosed space at Gate No. 19 on land owned by Mubarak Usman Mujawar
• The Maharashtra Archaeological Department’s Deputy Director had prohibited animal sacrifices under the state’s Ancient Monuments and Archaeological Sites and Remains Act before the high court order
• Justices Sanjay Karol and Satish Chandra Sharma noted that similar permissions were granted in 2024 and questioned the urgency of the plea, observing the matter would soon lapse
• The Hazrat Peer Malik Rehan Dargah Trust argues the practice is an age-old ritual conducted outside the core monument area with meat distribution to local pilgrims and villagers