New Delhi, Nov. 17 -- The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed a plea challenging the prohibition on civilians offering prayers at a mosque situated within Army quarters in Chennai, citing security concerns.
A Bench comprising Justice Vikram Nath and Justice Sandeep Mehta refused to interfere with the April 2025 judgment of a Division Bench of the Madras High Court which had upheld the Army's administrative decision restricting outsider entry into the premises.
"There are security issues and so many things. How can we allow that?" the Bench told the petitioner's counsel while declining relief.
The petitioner argued that access to Masjid-E-Aalishaan for civilians had been restricted only during the COVID-19 pandemic and that from 1877 to 202...