Nav Durga Sewa Samiti Barabanki Thru. Coordinator Brijkumar Singh and Others v. State of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Govt. Secrt. Lko. and Others

Court No. - 3 Case :- WRIT - C No. - 9144 of 2023 Petitioner :- Nav Durga Sewa Samiti Barabanki Thru. Coordinator Brijkumar Singh And Others Respondent :- State Of U.P. Thru. Prin. Secy. Home Deptt. U.P. Govt. Secrt. Lko. And Others Counsel for Petitioner :- Ranjana Agnihotri,Jeya Rai Counsel for Respondent :- C.S.C. Hon'ble Vivek Chaudhary,J. Hon'ble Manish Kumar,J. Heard learned counsel for the petitioners and the learned Standing Counsel. Petitioners have approached this Court with the prayer that they are holding Durga Pooja and would be carrying the Idol of Goddess Durga for immersion in Sumlee river through a procession. For the said purposes, they have requested the administrative authorities to provide appropriate passage through which they can peacefully take their procession. Learned counsel for the petitioners states that petitioners would be carrying out their procession in a peaceful manner and would not create any law and order problem. Learned counsel for the petitioners further states that grievance of petitioners would be substantially met in case the administrative authorities provide them appropriate passage to carry the Idol of Goddess Durga for immersion in Sumlee river. Learned Standing Counsel states that the administrative authorities have no objection in providing the appropriate passage to the petitioners. In view thereof, the petitioners may move an appropriate application before the respondent no.2-District Magistrate, Barabanki within a period of three days from today, who shall pass appropriate order in consultation with the Superintendent of Police, Barabanki for providing appropriate passage and shall also ensure that the law and order situation is maintained throughout the procession. The undertaking of the petitioners for maintaining law and order and carrying out a peaceful procession, is also taken on record. With the aforesaid, the writ petition is disposed of. (Manish Kumar, J.) (Vivek Chaudhary, J.) Order Date :- 18.10.2023 Arjun/- High Court of Judicature at Allahabad, Lucknow Bench