India, Feb. 3 -- PRAYAGRAJ The Allahabad high court recently ruled that no permission was required for holding a religious prayer meetings within private premises in Uttar Pradesh as long as the activity remains within private premises and the gathering does not spill into public spaces.

However, the court clarified that if any occasion arises where it has to spill over the public road or public property, in such a situation, the petitioner shall intimate the police and take any requisite permission under the law.

The court was dealing with two similar petitions moved by Maranatha Full Gospel Ministries and Emmanuel Grace Charitable Trust, both Christian bodies, seeking holding of prayers within private premises but the state failed to ...