Can’t block religious place due to opposition by another group: Kerala high court | India News – Times of India
KOCHI: The Kerala high court has held in a significant judgment that in a democratic country where citizens possess the fundamental right to practise and profess their faith, the establishment of a religious place by any community should not be curtailed merely due to opposition from other groups.The ruling on Friday came in response to a petition filed by KT Mujeeb of Kozhikode challenging the Kozhikode collector's order refusing an NOC to operate a prayer hall for Muslims in his building and Kadalundi panchayat's letter directing him to stop its functioning.In 2016, the HC had issued an interim order permitting the petitioner to use the building as a prayer hall subject to some conditions.Reconsider plea on religious site within 3 months, HC tells official In 2016, Kerala HC issued an i...