Overview

• A three-judge Bench led by Justice Surya Kant agreed to hear the matter on September 25 after an urgent mentioning in the Supreme Court.
• The Allahabad High Court on September 22 issued an ex parte interim order restraining use of a Tundla government school premises for Ramlila following a PIL.
• The High Court recorded a huge stage on the playground, interlocking tiles laid across the field, and alterations to the main gate, and noted officials conceded sports could not take place.
• The order termed the diversion of the school ground ex facie illegal, while organisers argue they were not given a hearing before preparations were halted.
• The dispute sits against prior rulings, including a 2018 Supreme Court referral to a Constitution Bench and decisions by the Calcutta High Court (2023) and Allahabad High Court (2019) limiting religious events on public or school grounds.