Ganpati Visarjan 2023: Bombay HC refuses to take a call ‘to not hurt anybody's religious feelings’
Subscribe today by clicking the link and stay updated with the latest financial insights! Click here! Anil Singh, counsel for the petitioner, notified the bench that the monitoring committee had already held a meeting. They decided to install one artificial pond within Aarey, operational since September 20.
Singh, however, pointed out that a single pond wouldn't be adequate given the volume of idols brought in for immersion. He highlighted that last year seven artificial ponds were set up, in addition to permissions for lake immersions.
Chief Justice Upadhyaya stressed that if more ponds are deemed necessary by the experts on the monitoring committee, the court would support making the required arrangements. The court’s directive comes as an attempt to balance religious customs with environmental considerations, ensuring that Ganpati immersions proceed smoothly while avoiding any potential offence to religious feelings.
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