Overview

• The bench of Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N. Kotiswar Singh allowed celebrations at Zila Parishad Vidyalaya, Tundla, to proceed because preparations were already underway.
• The order requires that the event cause no inconvenience to students and learning activities on the government school campus.
• The Supreme Court asked the High Court to impress upon the district administration to find a different venue so the playground can be reserved for children’s use.
• The special leave petition by Shree Nagar Ramlila Mahotsav was disposed of, with the Court noting it was not approving the school ground’s use in principle.
• The Allahabad High Court’s ex parte stay cited interlocking tiles, a ‘Sita Ram Gate’ and a stage affecting sports and teaching, while state officials said tiling addressed waterlogging and the Ramlila has run for about a century during evening hours.