Bengaluru, Feb. 12 -- The Supreme Court on Thursday refused to entertain a petition seeking to stop Mahashivratri prayers at the Ladle Mashak Dargah in Aland town, Kalaburagi district, Karnataka. The prayers are to be offered to the Raghava Chaitanya Shivalinga located inside the dargah. This year, Mahashivratri falls on February 15.
The petitioner had approached the Supreme Court under Article 32 of the Constitution, which allows any citizen to directly move the Supreme Court if they believe their fundamental rights are being violated. Article 32 empowers the Court to issue writs to protect rights such as equality, freedom of religion, and the right to life.
However, the bench of Justices Dipankar Datta and SC Sharma noted that not every...