New Delhi, Feb. 1 -- The Supreme Court on Friday rejected a plea seeking to hold "Urs" festival between February 1 and February 3 at a dargah (Muslim shrine) razed in Gujarat's Gir Somnath district during a demolition drive.
A bench of Justices B R Gavai and Augustine George Masih observed the submissions of solicitor general Tushar Mehta, appearing for the Gujarat authorities that unauthorised constructions, including temples on the land belonging to the government, were demolished.
Mehta said no activities, including Hindu religious rituals, were allowed on the land in question which was encroached upon earlier. The bench observed Mehta's contention that the land belonged to the government and unauthorised constructions, including the t...