Use of loudspeakers is not an essential aspect of any religion and no fundamental right is violated if permission is denied for the same, the Bombay High Court said
Bombay High Court observed that if the use of loudspeakers and sound systems beyond permissible sound limits was harmful during the Ganesh festival then it was also harmful during the Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi processions.
The FIR was registered after a mosque in Sitapur was blaring Azaan on loudspeakers exceeding the prescribed decibel limit despite repeated warnings from the police.
The Bombay High Court on Friday ruled that contemporary sound systems such as DJs and loudspeakers are not required for performing Garba and Dandiya during Navratri.