No Chhath Puja Celebration On Yamuna As Delhi HC Junks PIL Against Blanket Ban
The Delhi High Court on Wednesday dismissed a PIL against the blanket ban on performance of Chhath puja by public in Delhi and allow the public to perform the Puja at Geeta Colony Ghats on the Yamuna riverbed.
A division bench comprising Chief Justice Manmohan and Justice Tushar Rao Gedela rejected the PIL and said that performance of Chhath Puja on the Yamuna riverbed will be harmful for the devotees, keeping in view its pollution level.
The court was informed by the Delhi Government that Yamuna river is highly polluted and if the devotees are allowed to perform Chhath Puja on the riverbed, they can fall sick.
The court also expressed concerns that people should not go into the Yamuna river considering its pollution levels.
However, the petitioner argued that water can be released from Ha...