New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday allowed the mosque in Hazrat Nizamuddin to open for prayers throughout Ramzan in accordance with the rules issued by the Delhi Disaster Management Authority (DDMA) to take care of social distancing in view of the rise in Covid-19 circumstances within the nationwide capital.
The High Court, which rejected the submissions by the Centre and Delhi Police, noticed that there can’t be a cap on the variety of devotees allowed to enter the Nizamuddin Markaz when no different non secular place has such a restriction.
The High Court, nonetheless, mentioned {that a} record of individuals managing the mosque will be given to the native SHO.
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An inspection of the mosque in presence of the native SHO will happen, as per the High Court order, to measure the world for figuring out the quantity of people that can provide namaz on the place in accordance with social distancing norms and marking the spots the place prayer mats will be put for the devotees.
Advocate Rajat Nair, who represented the Centre earlier than the High Court, mentioned earlier through the listening to {that a} record of 200 folks will be submitted to the police however solely 20 folks might enter the mosque at a single time to adjust to social distancing norms.
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The order got here on submissions that the mosque in Hazrat Nizamuddin will be made operational for the devotees to supply prayers because the month of Ramzan is starting April 14, including it ought to, nonetheless, be topic to Covid pointers issued by the DDMA.
