Overview
- The order permits celebrations at Zila Parishad Vidyalaya, Tundla this year only on the condition that students’ play and sports use is not impeded.
- The Court stressed it does not approve using school playgrounds for religious or social activities, despite the interim relief.
- The High Court’s ex parte stay had flagged interlocking tiles, a large stage and a renamed gate as signs of an attempted permanent conversion.
- Justices Surya Kant, Ujjal Bhuyan and N. Kotiswar Singh questioned the PIL petitioner for approaching courts only after festivities began on September 14.
- Authorities have been asked to consult all stakeholders and identify an alternative site before future editions, with the High Court matter listed for November 4.