HC rejects plea seeking permission to perform Chhath Puja

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a petition seeking permission to allow Chhath Puja at the banks of the Yamuna river.
A bench of Justice Subramonium Prasad cited the ban’s purpose in preventing pollution in the Yamuna.
As the court appeared inclined to dismiss the plea, the petitioner requested the liberty to withdraw it, which was granted.
The petition was filed by the Chhath Pooja Sangharsh Samiti and Purwanchal Jagriti Manch, seeking to set aside a Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) order from October 29, 2021, which prohibited the celebration of Chhath Puja on the Yamuna riverbanks in Delhi.
The plea, represented by advocate Vijay Shankar Dubey, sought to direct the authorities to permit and grant permission for the observance of Chhath Puja at various ghats and along the banks of the Yamuna river. The counsel for the Delhi government also opposed the petition.
The plea argued that the notification had an adverse impact on the 30–40 lakh devotees who participate in Chhath Puja in Delhi.