Bombay HC seeks action report from the Govt against 2,940 illegal loudspeakers in the State

HC questions Home and Police Departments
RTI reveals no action taken against 3,000 illegal loudspeakers despite Court order in August 2016

Mumbai – Details of 2,940 illegal loudspeakers installed at various religious places in the State had come to light through the Right to Information (RTI). The Bombay High Court asked the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department and the Director General of Police what action has been taken against these illegal loudspeakers. It also ordered them to submit a report of the action taken.

📢 ‘What action has the government taken against 2,940 illegal loudspeakers in the state?’

– Bombay HC questions the Home and Police Departments

RTI data reveals that despite court directives issued in August 2016, no action has been taken on nearly 3,000 illegal loudspeakers pic.twitter.com/No8yW9JBpZ

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1. The Bombay High Court had issued an order in August 2016 regarding action against loudspeakers illegally installed at religious places; however, Santosh Pachlag, a citizen of Navi Mumbai, had brought to the notice of the Court through a contempt petition that it was not being followed.

2. The petitioner also told the Court that details of 2,940 illegal loudspeakers installed at various religious places across the State were given in the RTI. A bench of Chief Justice Devendra Kumar Upadhyay and Justice Amit Borkar took note of it and ordered the Additional Chief Secretary of the Home Department and the Director General of Police to submit details of what action was taken against the illegal loudspeakers.

3. The petitioners also told the Court that the Azaan continues through loudspeakers in mosques in Navi Mumbai at around 5:30 a.m. Petitioner Pachalag alleged that the rules are not being followed in other religious places as well.