Supreme Court stays Jagannath Rath Yatra for this year

Seeing the outbreak of Corona, the Supreme Court has banned the Jagannath Puri annual Rath Yatra to be held in Odisha on June 23.

Yogita S.
Published on: 18 Jun 2020 10:23 AM GMT
Supreme Court stays Jagannath Rath Yatra for this year
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Supreme Court stays Jagannath Rath Yatra for this year

New Delhi: Seeing the outbreak of Corona, the Supreme Court has banned the Jagannath Puri annual Rath Yatra to be held in Odisha on June 23. The court has said that in the wake of Corona virus, this Rath Yatra is being banned. It is being told that preparations for the Rath Yatra were almost complete.

Lord Jagannath would not forgive us if we allow Ratha Yatra:

A bench of Supreme Court Chief Justice SA Bobde, Justice Dinesh Maheshwari and Justice AS Bopanna while hearing the case through video conference said that the Rath Yatra in Puri this year, keeping in view the public health and safety of citizens Cannot be allowed.

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Honorable Chief Justice SA Bobde said that Lord Jagannath would not forgive us if we allowed the Rath Yatra to be organized this year because such a huge gathering could not be held during the pandemic.

The bench asked the Odisha government not to allow Rath Yatra or religious procession and related activities anywhere in the state to avoid the spread of the epidemic.

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The Supreme Court passed the order on a PIL by an Odisha-based NGO. The petition requested the cancellation of the 10 to 12-day Rath Yatra this year or postpone it. Millions of devotees from all over the world take part in this event.

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Yogita S.

Yogita S.

Media Graduate, News Editor and PR Enthusiast.

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